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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzanian authorities have arrested at least 130 people accused of “inciting criminal acts” as security forces intensified a nationwide crackdown…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Police arrested 10 people in Nairobi during the annual Saba Saba commemorations on Tuesday, as security agencies enforced a massive operation across the…
NYANDARUA, Kenya — Siaya Governor James Orengo has renewed calls for July 7, commonly known as Saba Saba Day, to be officially recognised as a…
NAIROBI, Kenya — At least seven people were arrested in Nairobi on Tuesday as security agencies intensified efforts to prevent demonstrations planned to mark the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Police mounted extensive roadblocks and security checkpoints across Nairobi early Tuesday as Kenya marked the annual Saba Saba anniversary, with authorities citing…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thirty-six years after thousands of Kenyans defied a government ban and took to the streets demanding political freedom, Saba Saba remains one…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Nairobi Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud has declared planned Saba Saba Day demonstrations in the capital illegal, warning that anyone who participates…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Heavy police deployments across Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam have heightened tensions ahead of planned Saba Saba Day demonstrations, with opposition…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Human rights activists have formally notified the National Police Service of their plans to hold a peaceful procession in Nairobi on Saba…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has forcefully defended his controversial directive to police to use force against violent demonstrators, including shooting them in the…