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The harsh life of being a bodyguard for a Kenyan politician

By HUDSON GUMBIHI

With his dark suit concealing the obvious bulge of the pistol, the occasional pitch-black sunglasses covering his darting eyes and the don’t-mess-with-me stern face, Peter* is every inch the lethal bodyguard. His presence is an apparent reassurance that no harm can befall the boss, a prominent Senator.

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