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13 Killed In Kenya As Protesters Run Into Parliament To Protest Tax Hikes Finance Bill
Jun 26, 2024
13 Killed In Kenya As Protesters Run Into Parliament To Protest Tax Hikes Finance Bill ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Kenya #Nairobi #Parliament #Protesters #Ruto #Tax #Williams Kenya Medical Association Has Confirmed That More People Are Still Being Treated With Serious Gunshot Injuries With 13 Of Them Already Pronounced Dead. https://osazuwaakonedo.news/13-killed-in-kenya-as-protesters-run-into-parliament-to-protest-tax-hikes-finance-bill/26/06/2024/ #Issues Published: June 26th, 2024 Reshared: June 26, 2024 12:56 pm
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kenyaan Medical Association has
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confirmed that more people are still
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being treated with serious conscious
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injuries with 13 of them already
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pronounced dead Simon kundu president of
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the Kenya Medical Association said that
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the figure of 13 deaths was not the
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final number recent video on Wednesday
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show moment some of the protesters were
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being helped and some still running with
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one of their hands on their B simly
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trying to ease themselves of the Pains
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of the bullets the video also showed
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that some of the protesters were shot on
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the BS with sounds of gunfire H
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repeatedly in quick succession in a
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warlike situation crowd of testers run
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into the Parliamentary Building in
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Nairobi Kenya on Tuesday trying to stop
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the members of parliament from passing
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the controversial finance bill 2024 into
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law the lawmakers went ahead and passed
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the bill on Tuesday and presented it to
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President William rut to sign it into
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law the bill is yet to be signed into
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law as agreed Kenyans continued with the
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protest against the finance bill 2024m
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to increase taxes in the country the
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parliament passed the bill and escaped
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the Ang of the protesters through on the
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ground tannel after 195 members of the
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parliament voted in favor for the bill
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and 106 voted against the bill with
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three of the total votes sped according
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to eyewitnesses for weeks a lot of
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Kenyans took to the streets and called
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for the stoage of the bill with hash
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reject finance bill protests in Nairobi
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and other towns all over the country a
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section of the Parliament building was
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also set a place on Tuesday by the
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protesters who appeared to be mostly
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young people in their youthful age
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according videos posted online by eye
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witnesses Kenyan activist Omar Obama the
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half sister of former US President
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Barack Obama was among those te gust
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during the protests outside the
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Parliament building in Nairobi police
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open fire on demonstrators trying to sto
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the legislature resulting in at least 13
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deaths dozens of injuries and sections
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of the Parliament building being set a
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blaz as lers passed a tax raising Bill
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om Obama interviewed by CNN expressed
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her support for the young Kenyans
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demonstrating for their rights amidst
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the chaos andry Crown broke two police
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lies to sto parliament in the capital
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Nairobi before set parts of it Ablaze
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according to ro international news
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agency in an address on Tuesday evening
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President William Ruto said all Ms will
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be deployed to thought any attempts by
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dangerous criminals to undermine the
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security and stability of our country
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after he had deployed the military to qu
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the protests there have also been on
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verified social media reports of dozens
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of people being shot dead by security
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officers overnight as well as reports of
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deaths in other areas around the country
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where there were protests according to
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local reports from Nairobi unconfirmed
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reports indicated that the ceremonial
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mes symbolizing the authority of the
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legislature was stolen after the
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protesters broke into the Parliament
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building certain parts of it are blazed
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before firefighters arrived and discal
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the infernal former president uru
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Kenyata ached dialogue saying Kenya's
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MERS should know that power and
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authority is donated to them by the
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people parts of R's report rats in court
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does police open fire on demonstrators
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trying to Stone Kenya's legislature on
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Tuesday with protesters killed dozen
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wound and sections of the Parliament
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building set a blaz as lers inside
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passed legislation to raise taxes in
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chaotic SS protesters overwhelmed police
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and chased them away in an attempt to
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stor the parliament compound with
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Citizen TV reporting protesters had
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managed to enter the Senate chamber
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earlier in the day police opened fire
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after tear gas and water cannon fa to
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dispers the crowds a ro journalist
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countered the bures of at least five
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protesters outside Parliament a
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paramedic viian aista said at least 10
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had been shot dead another paramedic
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Richard Amo said more than 50 people had
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been wounded by gunfire he was Len to
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injur protesters into an ambulance
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outside Parliament police eventually
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managed to drive the protesters from the
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building amid clouds of tear gas and the
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sound of gunfire the lers were evacuated
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through Underground tels local media
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reported internet services across the
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country also experienced severe
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destructions during the police Crackdown
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internet monitor net blocks said Kenya's
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leading Network operator safaricom sent
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two on the SE cables were out of action
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causing the oages protests and clashes
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also took place in several other cities
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and towns across the country with many
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calling for President William rut to
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quit office as well as poison their
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opposition to the tax Rises Parliament
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approved the finance bill moving it
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through to a third reading by noas the
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next step is for the legislation to be
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sent to the president for signing he can
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send it back to Parliament if he has any
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objections the finance bill aims to
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raise an additional $2.7 billion in
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taxes as part of an effort to lighten
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the heavy debt load with inter payments
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alone consuming 37% of annual revenue
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opposition leader Rea OA called for the
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finance bill to be immediately and
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unconditionally withdrawn to make way
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for dialogue I am the stopped at the
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murders arrests detentions and
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surveillance being perpetrated by police
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on boys and girls who are only seeking
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to be held over taxation policies that
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are stealing both the present and future
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he said in a statement che's protest
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began in a festival like atmosphere but
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as crowd swelled police fired tear gas
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in Naomi Central business district and
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the poor neighborhood of Kira protesters
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sted for cover and threw stones at
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police lines people clambered over
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police vehicles stoed in the downtown
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streets police also fired tear gas in
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Elder rout Hometown in Western Kenya
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where crowds of protesters filled the
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streets and many businesses were closed
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for fear of violence clashes also broke
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out in the coastal city of Mombasa and
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demonstrations took place in kisumu
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unless Victoria and barisa in eastern
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Kenya where police blocked the main road
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to sania's Port of km in Nairobi people
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chanted rutu must go and crowds sound in
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Swahili all can be possible without R
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music played from loud speakers and
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protesters W Kenyan flags and blue
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whistles in the few hours before the
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violence escalated roter news report
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ends in quot meanwhile the United
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Nations Secretary General Antonio gues
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has Ed the Kenyan authorities to
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exercise restraint one dealing with
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citizens protesting over the finance
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bill he also called on Kenyans to
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demonstrate peacefully to avoid
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confrontations with police officers I am
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deeply SED by the reports of deaths and
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injuries included of journalists and
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medical personnel connected to protests
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and Street demonstrations in Kenya I
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urge the Kenyan authorities to exercise
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restraint and call for all
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demonstrations to take place peacefully
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stated gues his statement emerged after
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several people were killed when
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protesters St Parliament buildings on
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Tuesday foreign Ministry of Uganda
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government issued a statement from
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campala in Uganda on the 26th of June
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2024 stating that the newly renov Ed
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Uganda house was among the properties
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destroyed by the angry protesters on
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Tuesday in a statement signed by the
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permanent Secretary of the Uganda
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foreign Ministry Baja Vincent W the
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government of Uganda thaned the Kenya
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fire department for their quick response
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in putting of the fire bajaya also
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stated in the Press statement that none
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of the Diplomatic or the Consular staff
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were in the building as at the time the
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Protestants sent the Uganda house a blaz
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adding that the Diplomatic relationship
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between the republics of Kenya and
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Uganda remains solid in the work of
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protests in Kenya on June 25th 24 the
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protesters abandoned the principle of
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peaceful demonstrations and took the
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part of destruction of properties
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whereing the newly reformed Uganda house
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a commercial building located on Kenyata
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Avenue in the Nairobi Central business
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district was vandalized and set a place
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the Uganda foreign Ministry
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said bring you the news in a more
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