Kenya: 'We Fear for Our Lives' - Kisumu Activists Explain Absence From Saba Saba Protests

Kenya: 'We Fear for Our Lives' - Kisumu Activists Explain Absence From Saba Saba Protests

Kisumu -- For the first time in recent memory, Kisumu remained calm during the annual Saba Saba commemorations, with businesses operating normally, public transport running uninterrupted and traffic flowing freely across the lakeside city as organisers of planned protests cited security concerns for staying away from the streets.

‘We Fear for Our Lives’: Kisumu Activists Explain Absence from Saba Saba Protests

KISUMU, Kenya, Jul 8 – For the first time in recent memory, Kisumu remained calm during the annual Saba Saba commemorations, with businesses operating normally, public transport running uninterrupted and traffic flowing freely across the lakeside city as organisers of planned protests cited security concerns for staying away from the streets. The unusual calm contrasted sharply with previous Saba Saba anniversaries, which have often been marked …