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Barack Obama’s Half-Sister Among Protesters Tear-Gassed In Kenya: Report

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Auma Obama earlier posted photos of herself on Twitter at the protest. (File) Washington: Kenyan activist Auma Obama, the half-sister of former US President Barack Obama, was among protesters tear-gassed on Tuesday during demonstrations outside the parliament building in Nairobi, a CNN interview showed. Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s legislature on … Read more

Fire Breaks Out In Kenya Parliament Complex, 1 Protester Shot Dead

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Several have been wounded in police firing, Amnesty International said. Nairobi: Kenyan police shot dead one protester near the country’s parliament Tuesday, a rights watchdog said, as hundreds of demonstrators angry over tax hikes breached barricades and entered the partly ablaze government complex. AFP journalists saw three people lying motionless on the ground near the … Read more