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Today, every Kenyan knows about Saba Saba, whether they like it or not. But unbeknownst to most Kenyans, the cause of Saba Saba can be traced to one quiet afternoon at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi. The year was 1982. The month was June. The date was the ninth. The Kanu Governing Council had on May 26, 1982, met and given strict instructions to the then Attorney-General (AG) to draft a Bill to amend the country’s constitution to make Kenya a “de jure“ (by law) one party State.
On June 8, Mwai Kibaki, then Vice President and MP for Othaya had moved “a procedural motion” to reduce time allocated for publication of a Bill from 14 to six days.
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