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Kenya's anti-tax protests turn deadly

President Ruto says the protests are an unprecedented attack on the country's democracy.

Parliament on fire, and protestors shot dead - the demonstrations over proposed tax rises in Kenya continue to escalate. President William Ruto is blaming infiltrators and criminals - some protestors and politicians are calling for him to step down. Anne Soy, Senior Africa Correspondent in Nairobi joins us.

Also in this hour - the Kenyan police are called into action back home and are accused of abuses. The country has also sent police units to Haiti to help provide security there. We'll explore the issue with the UN's independent expert on human rights in Haiti.

Julian Assange is now a free man - ending a fourteen-year long saga for the Wikileaks founder. We'll head to the courtroom in Saipan, a US territory in the Western Pacific - where it all happens.

50 minutes

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  • Wed 26 Jun 202404:06GMT