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Anti-terror law a colossal mistake and will erode the gains made on reforms

Benjamin Franklin, the iconic American statesman and thinker, gave us a unique fund of pithy quotes. One of the most memorable is about the inextricable relationship between security and liberty.

He said “[t]hose who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” That nugget of wisdom has never been more relevant for Kenya than today.

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