There are two incidents from around 1991 – the time of the return to multiparty democracy – which I have never quite forgotten. These incidents were narrated to me by friends who were deeply puzzled by what they had seen, and were troubled at the implications. And they seemed to epitomize a scary level of political fanaticism that was creeping into Kenya. The first incident was this: a group of friends were having a drink at an upmarket pub, discussing politics as everybody did in those days. These guys were all Kenyans indigenous to Central Province...
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