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They don’t talk, flinch or smile:Inside Kenya’s courts-martial

Gatundu Law Courts Principal Magistrate Hosea Mwangi Ng'anga' swears before the proceeding of the case at Kahawa Barracks court-martial on May 28, 2021, where five KDF officers alleged to have participated in mal-practice during military recruitment were charged.[Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

They are like statues, they don’t talk, flinch or smile. They remain emotionless. No smiling or sneering even when things are funny as to burst the lung in suppressed laughter.

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