16 years on, journalist's murder cover up exposes legacy of fear and silence

Francis Nyaruri, the slain Journalist who worked for privately owned Weekly Citizen newspaper. [Courtesy, Standard]

What do the gruesome murder of a journalist 16 years ago and the recent wave of abductions and disappearances of government critics and protesters have in common?

The answer is chilling—a justice system that buries the truth and protects the perpetrators. 

For 16 years, all Francis Nyaruri’s family has wanted is to see justice done following his abduction and gruesome murder in 2009.