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Tolak Kenaikan Pajak, Kenya Chaos bak RI 98-Korban Jiwa Berjatuhan

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Rabu, 26/06/2024 21:50 WIB

Unjuk rasa yang diwarnai penyerbuan gedung parlemen dan aksi pembakaran terjadi di Nairobi, ibu kota Kenya.

1/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Pekerja daerah Nairobi berdiri di depan kantor gubernur yang dibakar usai aksi protes ruu kenaikan pajak di pusat kota Nairobi, Kenya Rabu (26/6/2024). Unjuk rasa yang diwarnai penyerbuan gedung parlemen dan aksi pembakaran terjadi di Nairobi, ibu kota Kenya. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

2/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Dilansir Reuters, korban bertambah menjadi 23 orang tewas setelah polisi melepaskan tembakan peluru tajam ke arah demonstran, usai gas air mata dan meriam air gagal membubarkan massa. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

3/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Sebenarnya protes sudah terjadi sejak seminggu. Namun aksi damai yang dipimpin para pemuda meningkat menjadi kerusuhan dengan puncaknya kemarin di ibu kota Nairobi. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

4/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Massa dilaporkan melemparkan baru ke arah polisi saat berusaha menyerbu halaman DPR setempat. Mereka mencoba menerobos barikade dan memasuki halaman parlemen. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

5/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Sebenarnya kemarahan akan kenaikan pajak dipicu krisis biaya hidup yang terjadi di negeri itu. Kenya sendiri merupakan salah satu negara dengan perekonomian paling dinamis di Afrika Timur, namun sepertiga dari 52 juta penduduknya hidup dalam kemiskinan. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

6/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Memang ada beberapa pajak yang telah dibatalkan pemerintah kenaikannya. Namun ada pajak lain yang tengah diupayakan kenaikannya dengan dalih "penyesuaian" seperti harga bahan bakar (BBM), pajak ekspor. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

7/7 Nairobi county workers stand in front of the governor's office, which was burned during yesterday's protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Thousands of protesters stormed and burned a section of Kenya's parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals. Police responded with gunfire and several protesters were killed. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Kritikus mengatakan langkah ini akan membuat hidup lebih mahal di negara itu. Warga Kenya sendiri sudah terbebani dengan inflasi tinggi d imana pekerjaan bergaji tinggi tidak terjangkau oleh banyak generasi muda. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)