Saba Saba: Mombasa police allow civil society to protest against high cost of living

When a groupof youth protested at Shimanzi in Mombasa over poor pay. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Police in Mombasa have given civil society groups the green light to hold processions to mark Saba Saba Day today. The procession coincides with opposition-led nationwide protests over the cost of living.

The activists under the banner of the Coast Civil Society Movement were upbeat after a meeting with Mombasa Central Police Station OCS, saying they will hold a peaceful demonstration from the Elephant Tusks on Moi Avenue and to Treasury Square.