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Those in power must ensure police killings never happen again

Suspected goon masquerading as a protestor is arrested by the police in Nairobi's CBD during anti-tax protests, June 27, 2024. [Robert Tomno, Standard]

Every generation witnesses the departure of its young men, and now women, to wars with uncertain returns.

Before colonialism, there existed traditional cattle raids conducted by young men against other tribes. Our great grandfathers, with trepidation, watched their young warriors march off to raid the Maasai, uncertain if they would return.

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