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The agony of living with son haunted by Somalia battle

Lieutenant (Rtd) John Njoroge's mother, Joyce Wangari. The family is appealing for help to treat the 2nd Lieutenant of what they suspect to be a mental illness. [Harun Wathari, Standard]

A family in Njoro has accused the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) of neglecting their depressed 30- -year-old son battling a mental illness after deployment in war-torn Somalia.

Second Lieutenant John Njoroge, 30 (pictured) joined KDF after graduating with a military science degree and commissioned as an officer at the Kenya Military Academy, Lanet in 2014.

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