# Police use tear gas to disperse Nairobi traders protesting higher taxes

https://mins.news/en/video/36595

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-29 11:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ITQXx08_4

> Small-scale traders in Nairobi closed their businesses and took to the streets on Friday to oppose higher taxes and a new customs valuation benchmark. They said the measures are raising business costs and threatening their livelihoods, while police used tear gas to disperse them.

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