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Why July 7 protests were a nightmare

Anti riot officers clearing the road after youths in Kitengela blocked it with stones during Saba Saba protests. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

One day can make a difference to the life of a country. Saba Saba protests 35 years ago did just that, they ushered in a multiparty political system and a new constitution 20 years later.

The protests had origins in centralisation of power through one one-party system and abuse of that power. Sounds familiar? 

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