When evil comes knocking at our door, whom do we turn to – our justice system?
Kenyan Chief Justice David Maraga at the Supreme Court in Nairobi. As we talk about constitutional changes, we must also look at how the judiciary and the entire criminal justice system can be better aligned with the expectations of Kenyans. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The 13-year old schoolgirl was walking home. A group of men grabbed her, cut her private parts to ease penetration, and then gang-raped her. The coup de grace? They pushed a stick into her private parts. They left her unconscious. She is now at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital undergoing reconstructive surgery.
It is hard to imagine that human beings would commit such a horrific crime. Why the gratuitous infliction of suffering on a fellow human being? How such a lack of empathy?
