LIVE UPDATES: Occupy Parliament: Pressure Piles on MPs as Protests Kick Off.

Kenyan MPs will vote on the contentious Finance Bill 2024 on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 18. Many Kenyans fear that if the bill is passed, it will impose harsh taxes on them. As a result, hundreds of civilians are planning to gather outside the National Assembly to urge MPs to reject the bill, which they have labeled as "draconian and oppress

12:33 PM

Protesters run for dear life as police unleash teargas in CBD

The police could not stand the crowds of protesters growing in the CBD. They unleashed teargas as they ran after the activists who had defied orders to leave the city center

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. Those arrested were bundled into a waiting truck before being driven by the police.

11:59 AM

Activist leading anti-bill protests arrested in Nairobi CBD

Activist and X influencer Hanifa Farsafi was arrested in the Nairobi city center in the course of the anti-finance bill protests. Police left with her and others at the forefront of the march to the National Assembly.

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10 MINUTES AGO

BREAKING: Government drops contentious tax proposals from the Finance Bill 2024.

16% VAT on bread removed

Excise duty on vegetable oil removed

VAT on transportation of sugar removed

2.5 per cent Motor Vehicle Tax removed

Eco Levy on locally manufactured products removed

eTims receded from farmers and small businesses with a turnover of below Ksh.1 million

Excise duty imposed on imported table eggs, onions and potatoes to protect local farmers

No increase on mobile money transfer

VAT on financial services and foreign exchange transactions has also been removed

Threshold for VAT registration has been increased from KSh5 million to KSh8 million. This therefore means that many small businesses will no longer need to register for VAT