Kenya found itself plunged into uncertainty on Wednesday following an unprecedented day of chaos and deadly violence, and after lawmakers passed deeply unpopular tax hikes that prompted demonstrators to ransack parliament. How did East Africa's economic powerhouse get to this point and what happens now? - What happened? - Tuesday's national strike against tax hikes began peacefully, with mostly young demonstrators marching across the country, as they did last week. But tensions later spiralled in the capital Nairobi as officers opened fire, shooting into crowds marching towards parliament, where lawmakers had been debating the finance bill containing the tax proposals.
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