January 16, 2013
Hundreds of demonstrators angered at the conduct of outgoing Kenyan legislators doused 221 empty coffins with gasoline and set them on fire Wednesday, causing an inferno outside Parliament’s main entrance. Organizers of the protest said the coffins represented the end of an era of Parliament’s 221 legislators and burning the coffins symbolized the start of a new era away from the dishonorable acts that Parliament was known for in the last five years. The legislators’ term ended earlier this week. Police looked on as the caskets made of thin wood burned to ashes as protesters shouted and screamed in exhilaration.
