Kenyans thronged the streets on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, to protest against the controversial Finance Bill 2024, demanding its withdrawal.
Angered and feeling betrayed by members of parliament who voted overwhelmingly for the adoption of the contentious bill, Kenyans across the country resulted in attacking and damaging properties belonging to some of the MPs backing the bill.
From rural homes to businesses and offices, Kenyans set various properties on fire, sending a statement of resentment against their leaders' stance on a bill that seeks to increase taxes - further overburdening the already struggling Kenyan households.
Now.co.ke takes a look at some of the properties damaged during yesterday's countrywide protests.
MP Kuria Kimani's rural home in Molo
National Assembly Finance Committee Chair Kuria Kimani's rural home in Molo, Nakuru County was set ablaze by angry protestors immediately after Members of Parliament voted to adopt amendments of the bill by the committee.
The residence was vandalised and properties of unknown value were looted. The irate protestors also set on fire three cars that were parked inside the MP's compound.
Club Timba XO - Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi
A staunch follower of President William Ruto and protagonist of the controversial Finance Bill 2024, Kapseret Member of Parliament Oscar Sudi was among the lawmakers who suffered losses after their properties were raided and damaged by irate members of the public during the Tuesday, June 25, 2024, anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests.
After the lawmakers voted to adopt amendments by the National Assembly Finance Committee and pass the Finance Bill, Kenyans in Eldoret marched to Club Timba XO owned by Sudi and vandalised the premises.
Kenyans mobbed the building, damaging the glass-walled exterior, while others managed to breach the perimeter wall and loot the premises.
National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung'wah's office in Kikuyu
Kikuyu Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung'wah's office in Kikuyu was vandalised, and properties of unknown value looted before the premises were set ablaze by angry members of the public.
Properties of unknown value were damaged as the angry Kikuyu constituents torched their area MP's office alongside the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) offices.
Vehicles parked inside the compound were set ablaze.
Chieni Supermarket - Kieni MP Njoroge Wainaina
As the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests unravelled countrywide, residents of Nyeri Town raided Chieni Supermarket, looted property of unknown value before setting the establishment on fire.
The supermarket is owned by Kieni Member of Parliament Njoroge Wainaina.
Nyaribari Chache MP Zaheer Jhanda's home in Kisii
The UDA lawmaker's home in Kisii town was breached by members of the public who intended to vandalise the property.
However, the protestors were repulsed by heavily armed policemen who had responded to secure the home.
Jhanda was among the Kenya Kwanza legislators who voted in favour of the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
Apart from the several personal properties, other government premises were damaged during the demonstrations. In Embu County, irate members of the public raided the county offices and set Governor Cecily Mbarire's office on fire.
The angry mob further vandalised property and set county government vehicles within the compound ablaze.
The UDA Party offices in Embu Town also went up in smoke.
Across the country, various business premises suffered insurmountable losses as Kenyans looted mobile phones and electronic shops, supermarkets and eateries.
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