He wears the countenance of a confident man in the jut of his chin and the knowing look in his eyes. But while that picture lives on in the interwebs, the young man will never again possess that resilient light in his eyes. And one Saturday, while off-duty, he would lock himself in his tiny room in Nairobi’s Eastlands and turn his gun on himself. By end of 2020, 20 Kenyans had lost their lives in the hands of men and women who are supposed to serve and protect them. Add on the everyday stresses of life and what you have is an army of ticking time bombs - armed men and women who are slowly losing control of their minds.

Source: Standard Digital May 03, 2021 21:00 UTC