Kenyan police blocked a planned Saba Saba Day march in Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining protesters and sealing off the capital as President William Ruto's government intensified its crackdown on dissent amid lingering anger over police violence, economic hardship and shrinking civic freedoms.

Kenyan police blocked a planned Saba Saba Day march in Nairobi on Tuesday, detaining protesters and sealing off the capital as President William Ruto's government intensified its…

There is uncertainty over planned protests to commemorate the annual Saba Saba, with activists promising peaceful demonstrations to Parliament.

Kenyan police said they would not allow a planned march in Nairobi on Tuesday to mark an annual day of protest, with heavy security deployments disrupting traffic.

Hundreds of commuters stranded in Nairobi and Kiambu after matatus withdraw from roads over planned Saba Saba protests amid police roadblocks.

Nairobi lockdown on Saba Saba day: police checkpoints sealed the CBD, shops closed and major roads were blocked as Kenya marked July 7 under heavy security.

As Kenyans commemorate Saba Saba Day, police have once again erected roadblocks on major roads leading to the CBD, causing traffic snarl-ups as vehicles and pedestrians are…

Rights group condemns enforced disappearances, unlawful arrests and excessive use of force by security agencies; demands accountability for missing persons and killings as Kenya…

Kenya and Tanzania both deployed a massive police presence on Tuesday to prevent protests as the East African nations increasingly take a zero-tolerance approach to demonstrations.