Kenya Saba Saba protests: ‘Let me be the last mother to cry’ - BBC Africa
On Monday demonstrations were held in Kenya to mark the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba - meaning "seven-seven" - protests of 7 July 1990, which launched Kenya's push for multi-party democracy were held.
Monday’s Saba Saba protests marked the deadliest protests yet, leaving 31 people dead in a single day. Among them was 12-year-old Njoki, who was killed by a stray bullet while watching TV inside her home in Ndumberi a few kilometres from the capital city Nairobi.
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