Leadership, public mood and problem solving

A proprietor of Stage Matt Supermarket assesses damage left by looters after the Saba Saba protests in Barnabas, Nakuru, on July 8, 2025.

Photo credit: Boniface Mwangi | Nation Media Group

The spirit of Saba Saba 2025 was soiled by the violence and looting orchestrated by gangs. Locals in Mt Kenya report new faces during the demos in their towns.

In the ensuing analysis, a conventional argument that Mt Kenya people dislike violent demonstrations because they are owners of private property has emerged. It is a bad view, because it insinuates that demos must be violent and that Kenyans who turn up have no property.

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