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Unapologetic man who oversaw the infamous Wagalla massacre

Wagalla mass graves at Sister Annalena Tonelli's former compound. [FILE]

The man who sanctioned the infamous Wagalla massacre of Wajir where hundreds of Degodia clan members died and later described it a success, died earlier this week aged 91.

Benson Kaaria, a Provincial Commissioner in North Eastern defended the operation to his old age, including justifying the "effectiveness" of the colonial method of communal punishment, expressing little remorse for his actions.

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