The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi are the seat of the Kenyan Parliament.
The Parliament Buildings in Nairobi are the seat of the Kenyan Parliament.
The buildings were constructed in 1954 and became the home of the colonial legislature of the Kenya Colony, the Legislative Council of Kenya, which sat there until 1963, when the council was replaced by the National Assembly. [1] The buildings, known before 1963 as the "Legislative Buildings", were designed by prominent modernist architect, Amyas Connell, and the town planning advisor to the Kenyan Colonial Government, Harold Thornley Dyer. [2] [3] The Parliament has an English-style clocktower which was a design requirement to have the Legislative Buildings echo the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. [4]
During the Kenya Finance Bill protests on 25 June 2024, the parliament was stormed. [5] Several rooms were ransacked while parts of the building were set on fire. [6] The ceremonial mace used in legislative proceedings was stolen. [7] Ten protesters were shot dead by police with 31 protesters injured and over 280 protesters arrested. [8]
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first prime minister and president, is buried on the estate. [4]
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Events in the year 2024 in Kenya.
The Kenya Finance Bill protests, widely known by hashtag #RejectFinanceBill2024, are a series of ongoing decentralized mass protests in Kenya against tax increases proposed by the Government of Kenya in the Finance Bill 2024. Following protests, President William Ruto rejected the Finance Bill and signed into law the "Appropriations Bill 2024" to address the budget shortfall caused by the rejection.
The Kenya Finance Bill 2024 was a piece of legislation that proposed changes to the tax system of Kenya, which involves tax increases. The proposed bill aims to raise 346 billion Kenyan shillings (KES) to pay off debt and fund development projects. It was first introduced in May 2024 and has been controversial, with some provisions facing public outcry. The proposal sparked the Kenya Finance Bill protests and public opposition. On 25 June 2024, Parliament approved the Finance Bill despite ongoing protests. However, President William Ruto declined to sign it into law the following day after an assault incident in the Parliament of Kenya.
On 25 June 2024, thousands of protesters stormed the Kenyan Parliament Building in Nairobi in response to the passing of the Kenya Finance Bill 2024, as part of the wider Kenya Finance Bill protests. The protest escalated when the protesters set part of the building on fire. Nineteen people died in Nairobi during the demonstrations as the police responded by shooting at the protesters. President William Ruto declined to sign the bill the following day.
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