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16 years on, journalist's murder cover up exposes legacy of fear and silence

Francis Nyaruri, the slain Journalist who worked for privately owned Weekly Citizen newspaper. [Courtesy, Standard]

What do the gruesome murder of a journalist 16 years ago and the recent wave of abductions and disappearances of government critics and protesters have in common?

The answer is chilling-a justice system that buries the truth and protects the perpetrators.

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