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MPs backing tax bill pay heavy price of Tuesday's protests

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Damage caused by demonstrators at Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, June 25, 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

As the country erupted in anger after the passage of the controversial Finance Bill, 2024, a number of MPs who supported it suffered heavy losses after their homes and properties were attacked and vandalised.

The National Government Constituency Development Fund (NGCDF) offices of some targeted MPs were razed down as demonstrators, who were mainly the youth, protested the passage of the Bill which was voted by 196 MPs against 105 even as three votes became spoilt.

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