- Three canons and two GsU trucks are stationed outside the parliament buildings.
- Police and GSU officers are manning and patrolling the parliament roads.
Image: FILE
Security has remained tight around parliament a day after mass protests over finance Bill.
Three canons and two GsU trucks are stationed outside the parliament buildings.
Police and GSU officers are manning and patrolling the parliament roads.
Some of the officers are stationed near the holy family basilica.
A group of anti-riot officers are also stationed at the Harambee Avenue roundabout near Embassy House
They are armed with rungs, firearms and tear gas canisters.
On Tuesday, thousands of Nairobi residents took to the streets to demonstrate against ‘punitive’ tax proposals in the Finance Bill, 2024.
Days before Tuesday’s protests, youths made a rallying call on social media using the hashtag #OccupyParliament urging Kenyans to turn up in numbers for the protests.
News that the government had made concessions and dropped some of the contentious clauses in the Bill did little to dampen their spirits as some termed the move a smoke screen.
They said the removal of the proposed 16 per cent VAT on things like bread while increasing taxes on other equally basic imported commodities was typical of a government that wants to give with one hand and take with the other.
The government said it had listened to Kenyans and dropped the proposed VAT on bread, transportation of sugar, financial services and foreign exchange transactions, Excise duty on vegetable oil and 2.5 per cent Motor Vehicle Tax has was dropped.
Debate on the Finance Bill is set to begin on Wednesday and will proceed through Thursday when a special sitting has been called. It was formally tabled on Tuesday.