The protests mark the 35th anniversary of the 1990 Saba Saba uprising, when sections of the bourgeois opposition led demonstrations demanding multiparty elections and an end to the Western-backed rule of then-president Daniel arap Moi,

Police in Kenya have clashed with demonstrators during anti-government protests that saw authorities block major roads leading into the capital, Nairobi, and most businesses closed.

Police in Kenya clashed with demonstrators during anti-government protests on July 7, known as "Saba Saba Day", resulting in the deaths of at least 10 people.