Don’t hold your breath, Kenya will not become another Sudan

Eid ul-Fitr concludes the month of Ramadhan, celebrated throughout the Muslim world with feasts, acts of charity, and prayers. In Khartoum and Omdurman, Sudan’s largest cities, the festival became a safe chance to protest. It became an opportunity to chant for what we in Kenya sometimes take for granted: women’s rights, media freedom, social justice and democracy.

Stepping away from the celebrations, one realises they have been no more than a momentary pause from the growing grasp of the military over the country. With a notorious paramilitary group back in the streets, millions now live like hostages in their own homes. Internet and telecommunications are down. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors reports 60 killed and hundreds wounded.