Raila has lost Saba Saba shine by embracing Ruto

Constant amendments to the independence Constitution to make Kenya a one-party State stifled political competition.
President Daniel Moi, who survived an attempted coup in 1982, became increasingly ruthless against perceived opponents.
While others were detained without trial and tortured, others fled into exile. With KANU’s firm stranglehold on the nation, Moi orchestrated all manner of accusations against his opponents to ensure they were locked out of the party and participating in elections.
Progressive forces crusading for the restoration of multiparty democracy were detained.
On June 6, 1990, Kenneth Matiba and Charles Rubia announced that they intended to call a rally at Nairobi’s Kamukunji grounds on July 7, 2025, to demand the return of multipartyism.
On July 4, 2025, the government banned the meeting, and the two politicians were arrested.
Their lawyer, John Khaminwa, was detained after trying to visit them. Raila Odinga and lawyers Gitobu Imanyara and Gibson Kamau Kuria were arrested.
On November 16, 1991, political leaders Martin Shikuku, James Orengo, Philip Gachoka and Rumba Kinuthia rode through the streets on a pickup truck flashing victory signs with their fingers on their way to Kamukunji, a symbolic site.
Police disrupted the rally, and protests erupted in six towns across Kenya as citizens took to the streets, demanding free elections and an end to the one-party dictatorship.
The government responded with brutal force, resulting in the deaths of 20 people and the arrest of over 1,000 demonstrators.
The Saba Saba events marked a turning point in Kenya’s democratisation journey by galvanising the pro-democracy movement and eventually leading to the reintroduction of multiparty politics in Kenya in 1991.
Kenyans mark Saba Saba to celebrate the sacrifices and courage of the forces who fought for the restoration of democratic freedoms.
Over time, national conversations mutated, resulting in the enactment of the 2010 Constitution.
Today, the Gen Z movement has engulfed the country, demanding responsible government, a clean environment, access to education funding, and lower taxes.
Unfortunately, some forces from the 1990 Saba Saba protests have become tormentors of the youth and traitors of the Gen Z revolution. By embracing the atrocities of the Ruto regime, Raila has lost the Saba Saba shine.