As families mourn their loved ones, traders count losses after violence

Sabina Tabitha Ogoncho the wife to Paul Makori who was shot dead during the Saba Saba protests in Nairobi on July 7, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Grief on Tuesday engulfed families across the country as the reality of the violent Saba Saba crackdown sank in.

While some were mourning their loved ones killed in cold blood by police officers, traders were in pain as they began picking up the pieces of what was left of their investments that were destroyed by looters and goons.