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Life as a politician's bodyguard in Kenya

President Uhuru is surrounded by men charged with protecting him and his family

By HUDSON GUMBIHI

With his dark suit concealing the obvious bulge of the pistol, the occasional pitch-black sunglasses covering his darting eyes and the don’t-mess-with-me stern face, Peter* is every inch the lethal bodyguard. His presence is an apparent reassurance that no harm can befall the boss, a prominent Senator.

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