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State left us to battle demons of Shabaab raid alone, say victims

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Alex Mwangi (left) with Martha Muthoni looking at names of those killed in the Al-Shabaab attack in Mpeketoni, June 15, 2014. 

Photo credit: Kalume Kazungu| Nation Media Group

My cousin, Samuel Roru Mungai, didn’t deserve to die at the hands of Al-Shabaab.

It has been 11 years and, to this day, I still cannot believe that Roru died by a terrorist’s bullet.