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| Wabera Daudi Dabaso and Family |
The mood in the country was euphoric. Finally after 70 years of colonial domination, the yokes of oppression had finally been shattered and a new crop of African leaders was steering Kenya into the community of nations as the newest independent state.
As most parts of the country eagerly waited for the all-important moment when the colonial flag would be lowered, residents of Northern Frontier district were jittery, unsure of what the new state would have for them.