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North Eastern Kenya's horrid history of conflict and State neglect

Residents during the commemoration of Wagalla massacre in 2011. [File, Standard]

Heavy gunfire tore through the darkness. Terrified screams rent the air as men, old and young fell to a hail of bullets. For hours the gunfire paralysed the atmosphere before an eerie stillness slipped in.

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