Kenyans are on Tuesday set to take to the streets in Nairobi to protest the proposed increase in taxes through the Finance Bill 2024.
Dubbed ‘Occupy Parliament’, the demonstrations are meant to pressure lawmakers against passing the bill which the House will consider on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
Kenyans online have been rallying around the protests, sharing posters and guidelines ahead of the demos outside Parliament buildings in the central business district.
Activist Boniface Mwangi on Monday told journalists that the protest will kick off at 11 am, ahead of Parliament’s session at 2 p.m.
Per the posters circulated on social media, protesters will be dressed in black and a code of conduct has been issued calling for, among others, staying calm, as well as refraining from violence, abusive language and destruction of property.
The National Police Service is yet to issue a statement on whether they have okayed the protests.
