Part of Kenya’s parliament on fire after thousands of anti-tax protesters enter

Part of Kenya’s parliament on fire after thousands of anti-tax protesters enter
Police sprayed water cannon at the anti-tax protesters in Nairobi (Brian Inganga/AP)

Part of Kenya’s parliament building is on fire after thousands of protesters against a new finance Bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades.

Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex in the capital, Nairobi, where police had opened fire.

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