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Fallen KDF soldier Suleiman Adan’s sister (left) and mother. INSET: The late Suleiman Adan. [PHOTO: STANDARD/COURTESY]
BY PAUL WAFULA and NYAMBEGA GISESA
NAIROBI, KENYA: On the morning of September 1, 2012, the world woke up to shocking footage of Al-Shabaab militants dragging the bodies of men in military uniform in the streets of Kismayu.
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