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Protests against a controversial finance bill in Kenya escalated on Tuesday after police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi.
The bill has sparked widespread protests in Kenya since last week.
CNN reports that two bodies were lying motionless outside the parliament building on Tuesday.
Protesters forced their way into the assembly by breaking the fence. Once inside, they tore up flags, upturned chairs and tables, and stole the ceremonial mace.
The mace is the symbol of authority of parliament.
A section of the parliament fence was still on fire at the time of reporting.
Lawmakers who were at the parliament building escaped through an underground tunnel, according to NTV Kenya.
Earlier, Auma Obama, the half-sister of former US President Barack Obama, who joined the protests, was teargassed by police during a live interview with CNN.
“I can’t even see anymore, we’re being teargassed,” Obama said.
On Sunday, President William Ruto said he is ready to dialogue with youths who have sustained the protests.
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