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From Saba Saba to Gen Z: The years have passed but issues never been resolved

Rev Timothy Njoya during an interview at his home in Ngong, Kajiado County, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. [Walter Owino, Standard]

A newspaper cutting hangs on the wall of a cluttered office that Reverend Timothy Njoya insists all guests must visit to sign a guest book.

“HORROR OF SABA SABA,” screams the framed front page of the July 8, 1997, issue of The East African Standard, hanging above a picture of Njoya with former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.

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