On July 7, Belgian national Marc* watched from the rooftop of his house a violent encounter between the police and youthful ...

Kenya stands yet again at a vital junction moment, which will remain historical, whichever direction is taken, with long-term ...

PLP leader Martha Karua revealed she turned down a request for a meeting requested by ODM leader Raila Odinga to convince her on the dialogue proposition.

Rights groups echo that alarm. In a joint statement after Saba Saba, Amnesty Kenya, the KNCHR, and other watchdogs called the Saba Saba new fatalities “extrajudicial killings” and have demanded an ...

The first wave of protests, concentrated mainly in the capital, Nairobi, was a commemoration of the deadly June 2024 ... The July 7 protests coincided with the 35th anniversary of Saba Saba Day, ...

Kenya’s pro-democracy anniversary protests on June 7, 2025, were marked by violence, looting and vandalism. Following these events, posts shared on social media purported to show a road vandalised by ...

President William Ruto has broken his silence following the violence witnessed in at least 17 counties during the Saba Saba commemoration on Monday. In his first address on the matter, the President ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll from Kenya’s anti-government protests on Monday has surged to 31, marking the highest single-day toll since the demonstrations began earlier this year, the ...

The protests, which coincide with the 35th anniversary of Kenya’s historic Saba Saba movement, have reportedly left at least 11 people dead. Protesters react amid clouds of tear gas fired by ...

Yesterday the country woke up to yet another day of commemoration, marking 35 years since the famous Saba Saba Movement, first held on July 7, 1990. The movement began as a protest, demanding multipar ...

Police in Kenya clashed with demonstrators during the latest anti-government protests, killing 10 people, according to the state-funded human rights commission.

The protests witnessed on Saba Saba day came barely a fortnight after 19 civilians were killed on June 25. Then, Kenyans protested in commemoration of the killing of over 60 people during widespread ...