Forgiveness must address parents living with graves of their children

A picture taken on May 16, 2016 in Nairobi shows Kenyan riot police beating an unresponsive fallen protester with wooden sticks until they break. [AFP]

Forgiveness is a spiritual act and divine virtue that serves as a preservative for relationships. But in the political arena, forgiveness often functions as a calculated tactic. It is not only what is forgiven that matters but when, why, and to whom the forgiveness is extended. In the complex theatre of power, political forgiveness is itself a political tact.