Rare moments when the much-maligned police outdid themselves

Police officers cane a Nasa supporter during a planned prayer rally for the victims of police brutality along Manyanja road in Nairobi on Tuesday 28/11/17. [Photo by Boniface Okendo/Standard]

At a time when there’s a dearth of good deeds at the national stage, some events that seem normal in normal times inspire some reflections. It is during such reflections that one discovers the hidden goodness, or badness, in their surrounding that should give them a reason to appreciate what they have and work to get what they need.

Two unrelated events in the last couple of weeks, especially, come to mind. In the first, a couple that had just been blessed with twins visited the country’s biggest public referral hospital. When the mother fell ill a fortnight after delivering, she went to seek treatment but got more than they expected.