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Salasya laughs off Raila’s Saba Saba plans, says his days are gone
07th July, 2025 02:02 AM
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has laughed off ODM Party leader Raila Odinga’s plans of conducting the commemoration of Saba Saba at the Kamukunji Grounds on Monday, July 7, 2025.
In a statement on July 6, 2025, Salasya indicated that the former Prime Minister had lost touch with the youth and that he wished him well with his plans.
“Aki mtu asinipige tena (I should not be assaulted again for this). I come in peace to laugh at this and go. Days are gone when he (Raila) used to say left and it’s left. I feel for him, but I can’t help. We wish him well with his Saba Saba in Kamukunji.
Avoid the streets
The remark comes after Raila urged Kenyans to gather at Kamukunji Grounds on Monday, July 7, 2025, to mark the anniversary of the historic Saba Saba protests.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, July 6, 2025, Raila said that Saba Saba Day is not a day for protests and demonstrations but a day to remember those who lost their lives fighting for Kenyans.
The former Prime Minister further observed that the best way to commemorate Saba Saba is by going to the historic grounds and not on the streets.
“Saba Saba was a very noble idea. Saba Saba was meant to bring the people together for a common cause, which was change, and we decided to go to Kamukunji grounds, which is a historical ground. This is where the last Kenyan African Union meeting was held in 1952 before the declaration of the state of emergency,” Raila said.
Law and order
“Kamukunji has historical meaning, which is why we want to go there. If you want to remember Saba Saba, then we will go to Kamukunji. I always go to Kamukunji on Saba Saba Day to remember the people who lost their lives, so my idea would be we go to Kamukunji tomorrow, and if you are talking about protesting, where is this protest going to start, and where is it going to end? My view would be that the road should lead to Kamukunji.”
The protests are expected to proceed amid several pleas from various leaders urging the public to exercise restraint and shun the demos scheduled for Monday, July 7, 2025.
Several shops along Moi Avenue in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) have reinforced their security systems out of fear that looters could take advantage of the commotion to break in and steal their wares.
