Kenyans more united as war against terror gains strength

First batch of bodies of Kenya Defence Force soldiers killed in an attack on their camp in somalia arrive at Wilson airport on January 18, 2016, a day after an attack by the Al-Qaeda-linked militants on an African Union base (AMISOM) in southwest Somalia.  PHOTO JOHN MUCHUCHA

When Gaga Balozi was 11 years old, he began to express a desire of becoming a policeman someday, a desire that was later demonstrated by the number of times he responded to calls for recruitment to the Kenya Police Service.

His mother, Zeituni Hamadi (not her real name) a resident of Kaloleni, Kilifi County, alleges  her son made 10 unsuccessful attempts and it was at that point in April last year that he made a decision that changed his life and that of his family.