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The day Al-Shabaab called

By PAUL WAFULA and NYAMBEGA GISESA | Apr. 29, 2014
Private George Karari’s father, Maina Karari, and his sister Damaris Wamaitha (left), during the interview.
 Private George Karari’s father, Maina Karari, and his sister Damaris Wamaitha, during the interview. PHOTO: COURTESY

PAUL WAFULA and NYAMBEGA GISESA

Kenya: As the evening sun kissed goodbye the hills over Othaya on September 7, 2012, Damaris Wamaitha, 30, received a strange text message in her phone at exactly 6.07pm.

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