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Kenya's President William Ruto may have backed down on proposed tax hikes.
肯尼亚总统威廉·鲁托可能会对提议的增税做出让步。
But that didn't keep some protesters off the streets on Thursday.
但这并没有阻止一些抗议者周四走上街头。
Kenyan police fired teargas at dozens of protesters and blocked off streets leading to the presidential palace as demonstrations continued in several cities.
肯尼亚警方向数十名抗议者发射催泪瓦斯，并封锁了通往总统府的街道，但几个城市的示威活动仍在继续。
At least 23 people were killed in clashes on Tuesday, according to the Kenya Medical Association, and 30 were being treated for bullet wounds.
据肯尼亚医学协会称，至少23人在周二的冲突中丧生，30人因枪伤正在接受治疗。
In chaotic scenes, parliament was briefly stormed by protesters and set alight.
在混乱的场面中，抗议者曾短暂地冲进议会并纵火。
On Wednesday, Ruto defended his push to raise taxes on items such as bread, cooking oil and diapers -- saying it was justified by the need to cut Kenya's high debt burden.
周三，鲁托为他提高面包、食用油和尿布等商品的税收进行了辩护，他说这是合理的，因为需要减少肯尼亚的高额债务负担。
But he also acknowledged that the public had overwhelmingly rejected the finance bill, and said he would not sign it in to law.
但他也承认，公众以压倒性多数否决了财政法案，并表示自己不会签署该法案，使其成为法律。
Ruto said he would now start a dialog with Kenyan youth and work on austerity measures, beginning with cuts to the budget of the presidency.
鲁托表示，他现在将开始与肯尼亚青年对话，并采取紧缩措施--从削减总统预算开始。
That's as he grapples with what is the most serious crisis of his two-year presidency.
他正在努力应对他担任总统两年以来最严重的危机。
And while some protesters said they would not demonstrate on Thursday as the finance bill had been scrapped, other have vowed to press on -- saying they'll only be satisfied by Ruto's resignation.
尽管有一些抗议者表示，由于财政法案已被撤回，他们不会在周四举行示威，但也有抗议者誓言还会坚持下去，并声称只有鲁托辞职，他们才会满意。
