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Muinde Muisio: ?African sergeant who was honoured posthumously

Commander inspecting King's African Rifles Parade in Samburu December 1960. [File, Standard]

On June 1, 1949, the East African Standard paid glowing tribute to Sergeant Muinde Muisio, who was speared to death by a Maasai moran at a village in Narok.

Muinde was part of a team comprising nine officers who were dispatched to hunt down three "hardcore" criminals hiding in manyattas. The security operation was led by Inspector Finchas Mukundi.

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