Occupy Parliament organisers announce 7-day anti-Finance Bill protests
"We refuse to be silenced, so we are marching on."
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Organisers have planned round two of Occupy Parliament demos on Tuesday next week when MPs will be voting on the Finance Bill, 2024.
Demonstrators outside Nyayo House they chant in unison during finance bill demonstration in CBD on June 20, 2024
Demonstrators outside Nyayo House they chant in unison during finance bill demonstration in CBD on June 20, 2024
Image: DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Organisers of anti-tax protests have outlined a series of events beginning Friday that will culminate in round two of Occupy Parliament demos on Tuesday next week.
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It's the same day MPs are expected to take a vote on the contentious Finance Bill, 2024.
Activist Boniface Mwangi, one of the organisers said that despite Kenyans' collective rejection of the Bill, MPs Thursday still voted to enable the Bill to sail through the Second Reading stage.
"And despite our peaceful protests, police have responded with bullets, killing two of our own, maiming many others and one person is in critical condition," he said.
"We refuse to be silenced, so we are marching on," he added.
Rex Kanyike Masai, 24, was allegedly shot and killed Thursday evening in Nairobi at the tail-end of the nationwide protests.
His body is lying at the City Mortuary where Mwangi and a number of other activists pitched camp Friday morning to await autopsy results.
Ipoa has condoled with the bereaved family and said it has already instituted investigations into the alleged fatal shooting.
"A team of the Authority's investigators is presently at the City Mortuary for the scheduled postmortem examination of the late Rex Masai, who was allegedly shot and killed by police during protests yesterday," Ipoa said.
Mwangi said after City Mortuary, they will attend Jumaah prayers at Jamia Mosque where they will distribute water to those leaving after the prayers
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