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Stop killing us, say elderly men living at the mercy of armed lynch mob

Kilifi County Assembly Clerk Michael Ngala (centre) joins Mijikenda elders outside the assembly hall in Malindi, Kilifi County on Thursday. The elders want their grey haired elderly colleagues protected from killings by local youth. [Maarufu Mohamed, Standard]

Mudzomba Katana Fondo, 72, never imagined his life would take a sudden twist at such an advanced age.

A few months ago, when his granddaughter Joseline Kasele, 18, died after a short illness, villagers came for him and his two wives.

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