Then lawyer Paul Muite, who had gone underground to escape arrest over the Saba Saba crackdown, showed up in the newsroom with his wife in tow. I was also in the newsroom on the day Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and Raila Odinga were arrested on July 4, 1990. SURVEILLANCEAt a crisis security meeting convened at State House, the spear-carriers in the government called for detention of Matiba and Rubia. Matiba, Rubia and dozens of other Kenyans were put on round-the-clock surveillance. That can get us fired at the drop of the hat!”On the Saba Saba day, July 7, the area where I lived near Banana shopping centre went into flames, as rioting mobs clashed with police.

Source: Daily Nation April 21, 2018 21:56 UTC