# Kenya police fire tear gas to disperse traders protesting import duty hike

https://mins.news/en/item/35388

- Reuters, 2026-08-28 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-police-fire-tear-gas-disperse-traders-protesting-import-duty-hike-2026-08-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a914e4a0602a6000171f4f6

> Kenyan police fired tear gas to break up a protest by small-scale traders opposing an increase in import duties, a Reuters witness said on Friday. Hundreds of businesses in central Nairobi shut their doors during the protest.

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