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DC who paid the ultimate price for Kenya’s unity

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.

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