Part of Kenya’s parliament is on fire as thousands of protesters enter. Several bodies are seen

By EVELYNE MUSAMBI
Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Part of Kenya’s parliament building is on fire as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill have entered and legislators have fled. This is the most direct assault on the government in decades. Journalists have seen at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire. The protesters had demanded that legislators vote against the controversial bill imposing new taxes on a country where frustrations over the high cost of living have simmered for years. But lawmakers passed it. The office of the Nairobi governor is also on fire. Protesters can be heard shouting, “We’re coming for every politician.”