Church Demands Protection of Protestors Ahead of Saba Saba

Church demands protection of protestors ahead of Saba Saba

The National Council of Churches of Kenya has called on security agencies not to use excessive force when dealing with Monday's Saba Saba protests and urged wananchi to demonstrate peacefully.

Loud bangs briefly interrupt Raila’s Saba Saba speech

ODM leader Raila Odinga on Monday called for an "inclusive, intergenerational national conclave" to address Kenya's pressing issues.  Speaking at Serena Hotel in Nairobi, Raila started by saying he was forced to cancel his planned Saba Saba day commemoration at Kamukunji Grounds, citing widespread police roadblocks that paralysed movement into Nairobi's city centre. During the middle of his remarks, Raila was briefly interrupted by gunshots and …

Protesters storm Kamukunji, demand to be addressed by Raila

Many brave young people gathered at the Kamukunji Grounds in Nairobi on Monday, July 7, 2025, despite heavy police roadblocks and barriers in the city. They came together during nationwide protests known as Saba Saba, calling for the ODM leader to speak to them. Even with police officers and roadblocks trying to stop them, the […] Source

Jimi Wanjigi Claims Detectives Are Outside His Home

Businessman and politician Jimi Wanjigi has alleged that detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have been spotted outside his home. Wanjigi in a statement on Monday, July 7, 2025, shared photos of two vehicles captured by CCTV cameras which he claimed belonged to the DCI. In the photos seen by The Kenya Times, the vehicles captured outside his home had occupants. The incident notably happened amid the Saba Saba Day comm…

Why Raila’s Saba Saba remarks faced backlash from Gen Z

The Saba Saba Day, once a rallying cry for multiparty democracy in Kenya, continues to echo with demands for justice, reform, and accountability. Yet this year, a sharp generational and ideological rift emerged as the ODM leader, once a towering figure of the pro-democracy movement, faced widespread backlash over his remarks commemorating the day. His […]

Kenyan cathedral, longtime refuge for protesters

All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi has been a refuge for generations of protesters escaping police crackdowns, proudly displaying the teargas canisters and spent cartridges once fired into the church. Kenya marks Saba Saba Day on Monday, remembering the bloody 1990 uprising that demanded a...