So I read in yesterday's paper about Denis Omondi whose plan to party with friends ended tragically with his death. On being denied entry to the club which was full, they sought to gain access through an alternative route where they found a small window open. He creeped through, was met by the building's askaris who descended upon him with blows & kicks. His friends were seperated from him but could tell he was in trouble as he was lying motionless in a pool of blood. Their request to the guards to let them take Denis to hospital fell on deaf ears as the guards insisted that they had to wait for the police. It was about 3 hours later that they were allowed to leave with him (as the police went about arresting the guards) and take him to hospital. He died a week later at Nairobi Hospital.
Rewind to a few days ago when I heard Atwoli championing for the rights of guards to be armed. I'm sorry ... Are we talking about the same people? Have we not all had strange brushes with askaris? Should we not all be shouting in solidarity (forever) against the very notion that these guys should be armed? Haven't enough people suffered?
Have a safe day.
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