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Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters angry at MPs' pay demands
5:26am EDT
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police in riot gear fired teargas on Tuesday to disperse crowds of protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against lawmakers' salary demands.
Civil rights groups organized the protest to highlight Kenyans' anger that politicians' are demanding higher pay so soon after a broadly peaceful election on March 4.
(Reporting by Humphrey Malalo; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Louise Ireland)
5:26am EDT
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan police in riot gear fired teargas on Tuesday to disperse crowds of protesters gathered outside parliament to demonstrate against lawmakers' salary demands.
Civil rights groups organized the protest to highlight Kenyans' anger that politicians' are demanding higher pay so soon after a broadly peaceful election on March 4.
(Reporting by Humphrey Malalo; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Louise Ireland)