Brian Kibet Bera, a university student, was shot by State House security guards after reportedly scaling a gate there armed with a knife. PHOTO | COURTESY
What should concern the authorities more are the strong hints of ethnic nationalist radicalisation in Brian’s social media posts.
Trans-Nzoia, where young Brian was brought up, is among the areas in the wider former Rift Valley Province that has experienced ethnic tensions.
The family of Brian Kibet Bera, the university student shot last week by State House security guards after reportedly scaling a gate there, deserves all the help they need to have the bright young man recover from his physical injuries and mental illness.
After years of investing in his education – he is in the fifth year of his mechanical engineering undergraduate degree course at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and was an A-student in high school – even the State should be involved in his rehabilitation.
