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Eldoret residents unite in vigil to honour fallen KDF officers

Genesis Youth Family hold placards showing solidarity with Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) as they led Uasin Gishu County residents in holding a vigil to honour fallen heroes killed by Al Shabaab terrorists last week. PHOTOS BY KEVIN TUNOI

Youths in Eldoret led Uasin Gishu residents in honouring the fallen Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers killed in Somalia last week by holding a vigil on Friday night.

The youth lit candles arranged creatively to portray the map of Kenya. Flowers and placards with the hash tag IStandWithKDF punctuated the event that saw patriotic songs and poems sang and recited in honour of the military men as grief overcame some of the attendees who broke into tears.

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