The events of Saba Saba, July 7, 2009, united and galvanise a once cowed people against totalitarianism. Kenya: Why Saba Saba Day Remains Important - allAfrica.com AllAfrica ...

Which brings us to the second anniversary. Twenty-one years almost to the day after Mboya was assassinated, on July 7, 1990, christened Saba Saba (7/7) Day, at least 39 people were killed, 69 ...

Generation Z (Gen Z) have taken to the streets once again, but this time in commemoration of the historical Saba Saba Day as Kenyans mark its 34th anniversary. Dubbed #SabaSabaMarchForOurLives ...

Opinion - Tuesday was Saba Saba day in Kenya and there were marches to mark this historically significant event -- and the usual running battles with riot police, and tear gas-filled air in Nairobi.

Today is Saba Saba Day in Kenya. This is not an officially recognized national day but it is an integral part of the history of our democratization. On July 7, 1990, Kenyans took to the streets to ...

Saba Saba Day is commemorated yearly to relinquish memories of July 7, 1990, when nationwide protests took place in Kenya to demand multi-party democracy.

Saba Saba is therefore a very significant day for Kenya’s democracy. As the saying goes, history repeats itself. 33 years since the first Saba Saba, Kenyans took to the streets today in numbers.

Saba-Saba is a traditional protest date in commemoration of the protests held across Kenya on July 7 1991, to demand the opening up of democratic space and a multi-party system.

Hundreds of Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi on Thursday, the 7th of July (commonly known here as Saba Saba or “seven seven” day), to protest against the high cost of living in Kenya. The day is ...

Sunday’s concert was held on Saba Saba Day, which marks the day in 1990 when similar protests began – demonstrations that eventually forced the government of the late leader Daniel arap Moi to ...

However, this is a direction that the government is unlikely to take considering huge maturing external debts, tightening fiscal policies by central banks of big economies, and pressure to fund a ...