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DP William Ruto's directive on illegal firearms causes jitters

A pastoralist looks after his animals armed with an AK 47 in Katilu, Turkana South. The residents are reluctant to surrender firearms. [Photo: File]

Deputy President William Ruto's directive that all illegal firearms are registered and surrendered has made Julius Esinyen a very uncomfortable man.

Esinyen, 26, is still nursing gun wounds to his thigh and right hand. His hand can no longer lift anything after a bullet ripped through it.

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