Police brutality is back, and we should all be afraid

In yet another blast from the past, two journalists were recently arrested by the policefor interviewing a relative of a man who had been arrested while peacefully protesting the visit of Deputy President William Ruto to Nyeri.

These sorts of actions were common in the dark days of Kanu, where efforts were deliberately made to inculcate silence and fear. Journalists walked a fine line lest they fell afoul of the powerful who did not tolerate dissent or disagreement.