At least eight people have been shot dead by police after hundreds of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament.

The demonstrators broke through police barricades on Tuesday and stormed the country’s parliament complex in Nairobi as politicians inside passed legislation to raise taxes.

Police used live bullets as they attempted to chase protesters away from the building, wounding around 50 people, according to reports.

Hundreds of MPs took cover in the basement of parliament as local TV showed footage of sections of the building on fire and badly damaged.

The protesters oppose tax rises in a country already reeling from a cost of living crisis – but many are also calling for William Ruto, the country’s president, to step down.

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