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From insecurity to sports: Kenya's low moments in 2014

The big story of the villains of the year is intertwined with the complacency of security services, the indiscipline in political circles and the shame of our sports administration.

The public dismissal of top security chiefs following rising insecurity and terror attacks was a first in a decade, but it took too many lives – even a vehicle attached to the presidential escort was carjacked— and immoral levels of buck-passing for the top bosses to be shown the door.

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