Men in black: The good, and mostly ugly side of goons

Police shoot in the air to disperse rowdy youths at Lwala Primary School as supporters of Migori Governor Okoth Obado and Senator Ochillo Ayacko clash at a burial ceremony. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

They lurk in dark alleys and along the corridors of night clubs. Sometimes you see them idling on the streets in major towns, swinging their bulging biceps like soldiers ready for combat.

Their mean faces is a marketing strategy because any form of a smile is a sign of weakness. Others mean well, others don’t.