1 person shot dead, parts of Kenya Parl on fire during protests

Crowds began to throw stones at police and push back against barricades, making their way towards the Parliament complex, which was sealed off by police

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Kenyan police shot dead one protester near parliament on Tuesday, a rights group said, with AFP journalists seeing three people lying motionless on the ground as crowds opposed to proposed tax hikes breached barricades to enter the parliamentary complex where a fire erupted.

The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught the government off guard, with President William Ruto saying over the weekend he was ready to talk to the protesters.

But tensions sharply escalated on Tuesday afternoon, as crowds began to throw stones at police and push back against barricades, making their way towards the parliament complex, which was sealed off by police in full riot gear.

Thousands of Kenyan anti-tax protesters have entered parliament, and part of the building is on fire.