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We need to try dialogue first

 One of the activists is arrested when the Langata road primary school pupils demonstrated over the alleged grabbing of a piece of land allegedly belonging to the school. January 20th,2015. Photo/Elvis Ogina (Nairobi)

He is a father of seven and a grandfather. By all standards, he has quite a handful to deal with, but Irungu Houghton still makes time to work for the community, and fight for equal rights.

You cannot be faulted for calling him an activist, but in the modern world of political correctness, he is the archetypal community mobiliser.

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