A meeting by President Uhuru Kenyatta with political leaders in Migori was concluded in a hurry after chaotic crowds chanted slogans and threw shoes towards the dais. Youths chanted "ODM", "Migingo" and other anti-government slogans against the leaders present at the meeting before President Kenyatta rose to plead with them. President Kenyatta made a brief speech before leaving, asking political leaders to have respect for each other. None of the leaders present at the meeting spoke, including Migori Governor Okoth Obado, Kisumu Governor Jack Ranguma, Migori Senator Wilfred Machage and a number of area MPs.
By Dr.Paul Bundi Karau I arrived at Kanyakine High School on 18th February 1999 a small village boy. I had never been to a boarding school, and certainly this is the furthest from home I had ever gone. The boys who were assigned to escort me to Mungania dorm looked at my stunted height and loudly wondered how I would survive in Beast's school. "Who is Beast?" I asked in bewilderment. "You will know." Musyoki answered curtly. It didn't take me long to know who Beast was. The following day, as the 10 o'clock tea was being served, I heard a commotion, with boys leaving their tea and running helter-skelter towards the classrooms. I was a fresh mono, so I didn't know what was happening. I ran along the pavement, and came upon a mighty man, who appeared to be adjusting his trousers. He yanked his belt and thrust one whip towards me. I had encountered Beast himself. He was tall, imposing, burly and endowed with a thunderous voice that could re...
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