Kenyan police have fired tear fuel and rubber bullets to disperse protesters within the capital, Nairobi, amid ongoing anti-tax demonstrations throughout the nation.
Companies have been shut and transport has been paralysed within the metropolis, with the police partaking in operating battles with demonstrators.
The youth-led protests are calling on MPs to reject proposed tax will increase.
The federal government, which has rowed again on a number of the most controversial measures, says new taxes are wanted to fund spending programmes and reduce the debt burden.
An AFP journalist was quoted as listening to a police officer inform his…