Kenyan police fire tear gas at Nairobi protest against import duty hike
Traders frustrated by more than $5,000 duty hike they say will hurt small businesses.

Traders frustrated by more than $5,000 duty hike they say will hurt small businesses.





![Bryan Reyes sits at the edge of his hospital bed in a temporary medical tent outside the the District Hospital Luis Ablanque De La Plata. Having sustained three fractures in his leg after jumping out of a first floor window to escape the earthquake, Reyes now feels disappointed by the state’s response to the crisis. [Euan Wallace / Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DSC07904-1786751593.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)




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