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Nairobi a hotbed of protests, but will Raila's mass action succeed?

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Anti-riot police dispersing university students during Saba Saba in Nairobi in July 1997. [File, Standard]

Since the start of the agitation for multi-party democracy in Kenya in the early 90s, Nairobi has remained a strong base for protests, the city being the nerve centre for socio-economic activities, not just for the country but for the region as well.

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