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Police Confront Anti-Tax Protesters In Nairobi With Tear Gas & Water Cannons Police fired tear gas and deployed mounted units in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on June 20 as hundreds protested against plans to raise taxes aimed at reducing the budget deficit.Protesters say the tax rises will hurt the economy and raise the cost of living for Kenyans who are already struggling to make ends meet.A Kenyan parliamentary panel on Tuesday urged the government to scrap some new taxes proposed in its finance bill, including new ones on car ownership, bread, cooking oil, and financial transactions.Demonstrators also protested in towns and cities including Nyeri, Nakuru, Eldoret and Kisumu.