Kenyan MPs may still be reeling after anti-tax protesters overpowered police and invaded parliament on Tuesday - but two legislators are actually thankful to some of the invaders who went to their rescue during the ordeal.
But tensions flared on Tuesday afternoon when the bill was passed by parliament - despite the demonstrations that had attracted much bigger numbers that day. "We were inside the chamber and all of a sudden our young men stormed in and everyone was looking for an escape route," Mr Kosgei told KTN TV. But the protesters did not hurt the legislators and instead they helped them to move to a safer area where they were later evacuated out of the building.“But they told me that I was a good man and asked me to allow them to escort me out of the building because what would happen might not be good for me.”
The lawmakers led by Speaker Moses Wetang'ula were whisked away through the tunnel which connects the debating chambers for the senate and national assembly to a new wing where MPs’ officers are located.Getty Images
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