Saba Saba: Activists Table Demands, Plan Demonstration
A day before exactly 30 marking years since the rally in Nairobi's Kamukunji grounds that birthed the Saba Saba movement, activists are rallying together to make their voices heard.
Several civil society groups as well as veteran members of the Saba Saba movement and activists have planned a demonstration dubbed 'Saba Saba March for Our Lives' along Harambee Avenue in the capital on Tuesday, July 7.
The protest is centered on a single demand by the protesters; full implementation of the 2010 Constitution.
They argue that to secure gains fought for by the Saba Saba movement, implementation of the Kenya 2010 Constitution needed to be done to eradicate corruption, negative ethnicity and extra-judicial killings among other ills afflicting society today.
Demonstrators pictured in Nairobi during the first ever Saba Saba rally on July 7, 1990
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With a history of protests in Kenya being dispersed by police using force, bullets and teargas, prominent activist Boniface Mwangi was among those who sought assurances from Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai that the protest would not be interrupted.
"On Tuesday, peaceful citizens will take part in Saba Saba March for Our Lives. You must ensure the National Police Service respect article 37 of the constitution, the right, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket, and to present petitions to public authorities," Mwangi wrote.
One of the veterans of the original Saba Saba movement, renowned lawyer John Khaminwa, told Kenyans.co.ke that he supported the calls to focus on the implementation of the 2010 Constitution.
Khaminwa was detained on multiple occasions alongside opposition veterans Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and Raila Odinga as they agitated for a return to a multi-party system in Kenya.
Khaminwa stated that many Kenyans, particularly the younger generation, were unaware of what it took to secure various freedoms they were enjoying and were taking it for granted.
He noted that the democratic space and freedom enjoyed by Kenyans could not be compared to the situation under former President Daniel Arap Moi's regime in the 80s and 90s
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- By Martin Siele on 6 July 2020 - 6:42 pm
Protesters scamper for safety after teargas was fired at a past demonstration in Nairobi
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A day before exactly 30 marking years since the rally in Nairobi's Kamukunji grounds that birthed the Saba Saba movement, activists are rallying together to make their voices heard.
Several civil society groups as well as veteran members of the Saba Saba movement and activists have planned a demonstration dubbed 'Saba Saba March for Our Lives' along Harambee Avenue in the capital on Tuesday, July 7.
The protest is centered on a single demand by the protesters; full implementation of the 2010 Constitution.
They argue that to secure gains fought for by the Saba Saba movement, implementation of the Kenya 2010 Constitution needed to be done to eradicate corruption, negative ethnicity and extra-judicial killings among other ills afflicting society today.
Demonstrators pictured in Nairobi during the first ever Saba Saba rally on July 7, 1990
The Standard
With a history of protests in Kenya being dispersed by police using force, bullets and teargas, prominent activist Boniface Mwangi was among those who sought assurances from Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai that the protest would not be interrupted.
"On Tuesday, peaceful citizens will take part in Saba Saba March for Our Lives. You must ensure the National Police Service respect article 37 of the constitution, the right, to assemble, to demonstrate, to picket, and to present petitions to public authorities," Mwangi wrote.
One of the veterans of the original Saba Saba movement, renowned lawyer John Khaminwa, told Kenyans.co.ke that he supported the calls to focus on the implementation of the 2010 Constitution.
Khaminwa was detained on multiple occasions alongside opposition veterans Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and Raila Odinga as they agitated for a return to a multi-party system in Kenya.
Khaminwa stated that many Kenyans, particularly the younger generation, were unaware of what it took to secure various freedoms they were enjoying and were taking it for granted.
He noted that the democratic space and freedom enjoyed by Kenyans could not be compared to the situation under former President Daniel Arap Moi's regime in the 80s and 90s
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