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When the dark past catches up with a cold blooded killer

By Amos Kareithi

The passage of time washes away memories, reducing victims of atrocities into inanimate statistics. When this happens, the perpetrators are tempted to believe that their past deeds can be wished away and forgotten. But truth has an uncanny habit of popping out during the most unlikely times, enacting the brutality with even more intensity.

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