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Baby Pendo's brutal killing and unfulfilled promise of accountability

Lencer Achieng, baby Samantha Pendo's mother during a past interview. [File, Standard]

The tragic story of Baby Samantha Pendo has become a haunting reminder of the barriers facing justice in Kenya, even for the most innocent of victims.

Her life, taken at just six months, was marked by a horrifying brutality that should shock any nation. But seven years after her untimely death at the hands of police officers during Kenya's 2017 post-election violence, the start of justice remains indefinitely deferred.

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