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Police contains a demonstrator during Gen Z protest in Nairobi July 16, 2024. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]
A nation will sink into the abyss of anarchy if thecustodiansof thelaware unmoved by grave acts of injustice. Even worse iswhenthey appear to be the drivers of lawlessness. Total social collapse is never far off. It starts with recklessness and impunity among principal duty bearers in the rule oflaw.
Next, the public loses faith in thejusticesystem. Then the people begin applying their own private brands ofjustice. This is regardless that the grief they feel is real or imagined. The need forcustodiansof thelawand duty bearers to lead by example is an abiding imperative. Three examples of recent abdication of this duty will suffice.
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