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Madness re-loaded: Rural-urban migration blamed for exacerbating football fans’ raw disrespect for the rule of law

Gor Mahia fans on their way to Machakos for their KPL match against Sofapaka last month

The behaviour of Gor Mahia fans seems to evolve with time. Although the fanaticism has remained intact, the madness has reached intolerably dangerous levels.

The old Gor fans of the 1980s and 1990s were moderate and somewhat ‘civilised’. They were not the sadistic type who relish spewing blood and destroying private property.

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