The talk of another round of demonstrations on Monday, July 7, brings to mind the first demonstrations held in various parts of the country during the reign of the late President Daniel Moi.
Prior to the uprising, Kenya had been under the grip of a one-party democracy that people felt was authoritarian.
However, political factors at home and abroad made the discontent even more pronounced.
In 1989, the communist system, with its excesses, was collapsing.
