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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>A group of Kenyan protestors led by comedian Eric Omondi blocked Nairobi\u2019s Parliament Road on Tuesday (Feb. 21).<\/b><\/p>\n

They protested against the high cost of living.<\/p>\n

Chanting slogans they held placards written \u2018high cost of electricity and cooking oil’ among other things.<\/p>\n

According to local media, the demonstrators demanded an audience with the National Assembly Speaker. Indeed, they reportedly alleged that the Assembly conned the nation by legislating and passing a bill which resulted in higher levels of taxation.<\/p>\n

However, the group was not granted an audience.<\/p>\n

Police lobbed teargas to disperse the shirtless protesters.<\/p>\n

Some demonstrators including Omondi were reportedly arrested.<\/p>\n

The attempted forceful entry was prompted by the failure of the speaker to grant the group audience from within the precincts of Parliament.<\/p>\n

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the inflation rate stood at 8.9% in January.<\/p>\n

Late last year, the board of the International Monetary Fund, approved a disbursement of over 400 Million $ to Kenya.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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