Kenya under scrutiny as UN criticises crackdown

A riot police officer detains a protester during the anti-government demonstrations dubbed the “Saba Saba People’s March” in the Kangemi area of Nairobi, Kenya, on July 7, 2025.

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Kenya has come under intense global scrutiny over persistent violent anti-government protests and deaths, which analysts warn could extinguish the fragile optimism in business sentiment after a year of economic uncertainty.

Bloody protests on Monday left at least 11 civilians dead and more than 567 arrested as the country marked the Saba Saba Day — an annual pro-democracy march to commemorate the anniversary of the July 7, 1990 demonstrations which led to a return to multiparty democracy.

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