The protests “help to show what is going to happen in 2027 — that it won’t be business as usual in terms of politics,” Mr. Kanyinga said of Kenya’s upcoming election.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Youth-led protests against police brutality and poor governance have erupted across Kenya again on Wednesday, with thousands making their way to the central business district in ...

Kenya anti-riot police barricade roads to Parliament buildings with razor wire, ahead of the historic 1990 Saba Saba, a Swahili word that means seven seven, protests for democratic reforms in ...

Some protesters threw rocks at the police, while others danced. The demonstrations on Monday occurred on Saba Saba Day, which commemorates the start of Kenya’s multiparty democracy movement in 1990.

Sixteen people have been killed and about 400 injured after thousands of people took to the streets in Kenya on Wednesday to protest against the government, Amnesty International Kenya has said.

Since 1990, Saba Saba, meaning "seven seven" in Kiswahili, has become a rallying cry for Kenya's pro-democracy demonstrators. Despite the government's efforts to stop them, July 7 may see protests ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least eight Kenyans died and more than 80 others were receiving specialized treatment Wednesday, with some sustaining gunshot wounds, during countrywide protests against ...

People react during a protest following Albert Ojwang's death in police custody at the Central Police Station, in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 9, 2025.

NAIROBI — At least eight people were killed as protests against police brutality in Kenya spread across the country, according to rights and medical groups. In the capital, police met ...

Kenya’s protests happened in every major urban centre – why these spaces are explosive Published: June 27, 2024 10:58am EDT Lena Gutheil , German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) ...

Youth-led protests erupt in Kenya against police brutality, poor governance, and economic struggles. Calls for justice and change grow louder.