Gen Z rekindles Saba Saba spirit, calls for reform, good governance

Former Subukia MP and political detainee Koigi wa Wamwere says that Saba Saba Day represented a watershed moment in the country’s liberation struggle. [File, Standard]

Gen Z activists advocating for good governance in Kenya plan to hold marches on Monday to commemorate Saba Saba Day, reviving the spirit of the country’s second liberation struggle from the 1990s.

Former opposition leaders Kenneth Matiba and Charles Rubia initially called for a public rally on July 7, 1990, to pressure the oppressive Kanu regime to meet the people’s demands for a pluralistic system of governance.