# Police fire teargas at Kenyan traders protesting higher import taxes

https://mins.news/en/item/36082

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-28 19:02 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/28/police-fire-teargas-at-kenyan-traders-protesting-higher-taxes-on-imports?traffic_source=rss

> Kenyan police fired teargas at traders in Nairobi on Friday as they protested government-imposed import tax increases. The new rules raise the minimum fee for importing a shipping container by nearly 30%.

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