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    Calls for 'restraint on all sides' as demonstrators storm Kenya's parliament amid deadly protest

    by Miriam Burrell and Lydia Chantler-Hicks Jun 25, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: AFP via Getty Images

    Ambassadors in Kenya have called for “restraint on all sides” after at least five people were killed and sections of the nation’s parliament set ablaze as demonstrators tried to storm the building.

    The incident came on Tuesday as nationwide protests over tax reform escalated.

    Lawmakers had just passed a contentious bill that would introduce new taxes.Police opened fire on

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