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From Saba Saba to Gen Z: The Fire of Revolution Still Burns 🔥🇰🇪Ever heard of Saba Saba? On July 7, 1990, brave Kenyans r...
05/07/2025

From Saba Saba to Gen Z: The Fire of Revolution Still Burns 🔥🇰🇪

Ever heard of Saba Saba? On July 7, 1990, brave Kenyans rose up against dictatorship, demanding an end to one-party rule. They faced bullets, arrests, and intimidation—but their courage forced the government to allow multi-party democracy.

Fast forward to 2025, a new revolution is on. This time, it’s the youth—armed not with stones, but with smartphones, hashtags, and truth. They are rejecting oppressive taxes, corruption, and empty promises.

The same cries from 1990—freedom, fairness, justice—are still echoing today. Saba Saba wasn’t just a day; it was a spirit. And that spirit is alive in Kenya’s digital generation. ✊🏽

Saba Saba lives on—not in museums, but in our streets, our voices, and our resistance.

Sometimes I ask myself — what would it have felt like to be a young Kenyan in the late 1980s or early 1990s? Back then, ...
26/06/2025

Sometimes I ask myself — what would it have felt like to be a young Kenyan in the late 1980s or early 1990s? Back then, the country was tense. You could feel it in the air. Jobs were scarce, voices were being silenced, and the hope many young people carried was slowly fading.

If I were there, would I have stayed quiet, hoping things would magically change? Or would I have found the courage to speak up — like so many others did?

That generation didn’t just sit back. They rose in ways that weren’t always loud or televised. Some used music, writing songs that challenged the system. Others wrote underground pamphlets, joined student protests, or used art to question authority. Even refusing to conform was an act of rebellion.

These were not just protests — they were bold acts of defiance by young people who believed Kenya deserved better. They took risks. They were arrested, expelled, silenced — but they kept pushing. Why? Because they believed in a future where truth, justice, and freedom could exist for all.

Today, many of us enjoy rights and freedoms that were once just a dream. And we have those brave youth to thank for that. Their fight paved the way. Their voices cracked the walls of oppression.

It’s easy to forget, but we shouldn’t. Because their courage is part of our story — a reminder that the power to shape a nation often lies in the hands of the bold and unafraid.

If they did it then, what’s stopping us now?

25/06/2025

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IMAGE 1🖼️ New York City, alive and glowing—just before everything changedOn the evening of July 13, 1977, New York City ...
25/06/2025

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🖼️ New York City, alive and glowing—just before everything changed

On the evening of July 13, 1977, New York City was its usual self—buzzing with life. Towering skyscrapers lit up the skyline like stars brought down to Earth. Subways rumbled beneath the streets, yellow cabs weaved through traffic, and the sidewalks pulsed with the energy of millions going about their night.

It was a city in motion—loud, bright, and unstoppable.
A living symbol of American ambition.

But at 9:34 PM, that heartbeat skipped.
And in a matter of moments, the glow that defined New York vanished into darkness.

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🖼️ The same skyline—now swallowed by darkness

Just after nightfall on July 13, 1977, the unthinkable happened. A bolt of lightning struck a power line in the Hudson Valley, triggering a chain reaction that crippled the electrical grid. Within moments, New York City—the city that never sleeps—went dark.

The blackout hit hard and fast.

More than 9 million people were left without power.
Subway trains froze mid-journey, leaving passengers stranded underground.
Elevators stopped between floors, trapping countless residents.

And as the night wore on, the city’s mood shifted.
Shadows gave cover to chaos—looting and arson broke out across dozens of neighborhoods.
More than 1,000 fires raged.
By morning, nearly 3,800 people had been arrested.

It was a night when the lights went out—and New York saw itself in the dark

24/06/2025

📰 The Day Jomo Kenyatta Was Declared “The Burning Spear” 🇰🇪🔥

In the early 1950s, as colonial tensions rose in Kenya, one name began echoing across the country — Jomo Kenyatta.

He had spent years abroad studying and advocating for African freedom, but when he returned, the colonial government saw him as a dangerous threat. In 1952, following the declaration of a state of emergency, Kenyatta was arrested and charged with leading the Mau Mau uprising — even though evidence linking him was questionable.

What’s powerful is what came next.

Despite being imprisoned in Lokitaung and later Lodwar, Kenyatta’s influence only grew. Ordinary Kenyans began referring to him as “Mzee Jomo Kenyatta” — and even more powerfully — “The Burning Spear” (Kamau wa Muigai), a symbol of African resistance and leadership.

By the time he was released in 1961, Kenyatta was no longer just a man — he had become a symbol of the nation’s hope for independence.

Two years later, he became the first Prime Minister of independent Kenya, and in 1964, its first President. His rise from prisoner to President is one of the most powerful political transformations in African history.

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🧠 Did you know?
Even in detention, Kenyatta never lost the people's trust — they called him “father of the nation” before he ever held office.

13/02/2023

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13/02/2023

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