The death toll from
today’s Saba Saba protests has risen to five after one person was shot and
killed in Kiritiri, Embu County.
Ended Updated 7 Jul, 18:18
Live: Saba Saba protests updates
Protests will be held on Monday to commemorate Saba Saba day. Saba Saba is remembered as the day when nationwide protests took place on July 7, 1990, Kenyans took to the streets to demand free elections and the approval of multiparty democracy in Kenya. Yearly, peaceful protests are held on 7th July to mark the historic date when Kenya's constitution was challenged, allowing the formation of other political parties.
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ODM leader Raila
Odinga has called for an urgent national dialogue to address Kenya’s growing
political and economic crisis.
Citing rising public
discontent, police brutality, and youth unemployment, Odinga proposed the
formation of what he called a ‘national conclave’ to lead reforms and restore
national unity.
He calls for civic
engagement through a forum that would culminate in a referendum.
The proposed dialogue,
he says, would focus on four areas: inclusive reforms, police accountability,
anti-corruption efforts, and youth empowerment.
Read: Raila wants ‘national conclave’ formed to address grievances
Two more people have been shot dead in
Kajiado County’s Kitengela town and Olkalou in Nyandarua County.
In Kitengela, a 21-year-old man was shot
dead while three others were rushed to the Kitengela Subcounty Hospital with
serious gunshot injuries.
Red Cross officials, moments later,
transferred them to the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi after angry
locals stormed the health facility, threatening to torch it.
In the Tumaini area of Olkalou, one person was shot dead while another was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries as police tackled protesters.
A police officer was also seriously injured
in the melee.
This adds to the two protesters who succumbed
to gunshot injuries earlier in the day at Eagle Hospital in Kangemi.
Seven people have so far been arrested over
today’s vandalism and break-in at a Quickmart supermarket outlet in the
Zimmerman area of Roysambu outside of Nairobi.
A crowd broke into the store and vandalised
its customer luggage area and shattered the front glass windows.
Police officers busted the suspected vandals
hiding in the store.
Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party
leader Raila Odinga is expected to address the press at the Nairobi Serena
Hotel anytime from now.
Odinga had earlier on Sunday announced a Saba
Saba rally at Kamukunji grounds. Since morning, however, no rally has kicked
off, and the crowds gathered there lit bonfires.
The ODM leader is among the youth who participated in the July 7, 1990, protests that led to multiparty democracy in Kenya.
In the Zimmerman area of Roysambu outside
of Nairobi, a crowd tried to break into a supermarket owned by the retail chain
Quickmart.
They vandalised the store’s customer luggage
area and shattered the front glass windows.
It was not immediately clear whether the crowd gained access to the supermarket.
There has been heavy gunfire in Kisii as
anti-riot police tackle crowds who lit bonfires in the town centre.
Police are putting out the fires in the
town, which has seen minimal business activity since morning, as many shops remain
shut.
Police have arrested some of the youth,
while several others have been taken to the hospital with injuries.
In Ongata Rongai, loud gunshot sounds can be heard as police fire in the air to scare away a crowd hurling stones at them.
Saba Saba protests flare up in Kiserian as police lob teargas, protesters throw stones in return.
Teargas vs Stones: Protesters and police face off in Kiserian #SabaSaba pic.twitter.com/yRBlJm9aFS
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 7, 2025
Two shot dead as Saba Saba protests turn chaotic in Kangemi.
Two people have been seriously injured after being shot by police at Kagio and Ngurubani in Kirinyaga County. Protesters chased away police as others looted County Supermarket in Kagio.
Homa Bay County residents have avoided the Saba Saba protests taking place in some parts of the country as they move on with their day-to-day business activities.
Shops within Homa Bay Town and other towns in the region have remained open as traders continue with their daily activities as usual and transport services moving on uninterrupted.
Tension is being witnessed at Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi, where former opposition leader Raila Odinga is set to hold a Saba Saba rally.
Picha za moja kwa moja kutoka Kamukunji ambapo kinara wa ODM Raila Odinga asema ataelekea hii leo. Raila anasema siku ni ya kukumbuka waliopigania vyama vingi #SemaNaCitizen #SabaSaba @nimrodtaabu pic.twitter.com/LbTR4bOgIq
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) July 7, 2025
A man was shot during the Saba Saba protests in Kangemi. The unconscious man was seen lying on the road as Waiyaki Way remained deserted.
A sense of normalcy dominated Kisumu as residents shunned the Saba Saba protests. Businesses opened up in the afternoon, after a slow morning of uncertainty in the business community.
Youth have blocked the Nairobi-Nakuru highway at Free Area.
In Embu, protesters lit bonfires and erected road barricades, forcing police to use tear gas to disperse the crowds.
Crowds are trooping into Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi, where former Opposition leader Raila Odinga is set to hold a rally. Raila is mentioned in the Saba Saba history as he is among the young turks who participated in the July 7, 1990, protests that led to multiparty democracy in Kenya.
“We have not achieved what Saba Saba intended. Violation of human rights is still a challenge in the country, police brutality is there, and the economy has not performed as we expected. Saba Saba was meant to bring people together for a common cause: change," said Raila on Sunday.
Chaos erupted in Kitengela as protesters were repelled by police. Similar running battles have been witnessed on Thika Road as police blocked protesters at Roysambu.
Protestors barricaded the Naivasha-Nairobi highway with stones. The Naivasha-Kinangop route was also blocked
Nairobi CBD remains deserted on Monday noon as police barricade major entry points. Officers patroling the CBD have since arrested a number of boda boda operators accused of ferring protesters into the capital.
