“Human Rights Watch” announced on Saturday that at least 30 people were killed during anti-government demonstrations in Kenya, the highest toll since the start of protests against the tax increase law.

The organization reported that these numbers are based on testimonies, public information, and hospital and death records, while the Kenyan Commission for the Protection of Human Rights indicated that 22 people were killed.

Demonstrations broke out in the capital, Nairobi, and a number of counties in objection to Parliament’s discussion of a draft law to increase taxes, aiming to collect an additional $2.7 billion to reduce the budget deficit.
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