Kenyan police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi Tuesday as outrage swelled against a controversial finance bill that has sparked widespread protests. . A CNN team witnessed the disturbing scenes and observed two bodies lying motionless on the ground. The ceremonial mace was also stolen from Kenya’s parliament as protesters stormed the assembly during anti-tax protests which turned violent. BBC reporters have also seen bodies on the street, and witness police throwing tear gas at protesters
Some MPs are reportedly sheltering in the parliament’s basement after they passed a finance bill that seeks to introduce new taxes
Protests are also taking place in other parts of Kenya, as anger surges over the new measuresA paramedic said at least 10 people had been killed and a Reuters journalist outside the parliament counted the bodies of at least five protesters.
