Police fire teargas at Kenyan traders protesting higher taxes on imports
Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: August 28, 2026Country: Kenya
PoliticsBusiness & Economy

Kenyan police fired teargas at traders in Nairobi on Friday during a protest against higher import taxes introduced by the government. The new tax rules raise the minimum import fee for a shipping container by nearly 30 percent. Traders are expressing their dissatisfaction with this significant increase in costs.
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