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Two killed in day of glory, utter shame for country

On the day tenacious Kenyan athletes were asserting Kenya’s pride to the world in London, local politicians were underlining their incorrigible appetite for violent approach to political mobilisation.

The glistening glory won in London by the sweat of Brigid Kosgey’s brow was fouled by the violent death of two people following Deputy President William Ruto’s chaotic entry into Kenol, a sleepy market centre in the outskirts of Thika.

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