Fredah Kanampiu is an apprentice at Debunk
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The ‘Treasonous Criminals’ of June 25th

History, they say, is written by victors. I am not a victor in this story.  A few minutes before 8:00 p.m., I finally drag my broken body past the front door. Not broken-broken. Broken. The body and soul variety. “How was it?” my sister, who cannot help herself, asks. I do not answer. Can’t she tell, or see, or smell, or sense?

Dancing In Front of Death on June 25th

The sequence of events of 25th June 2024 fails me. I saw a lot. Those following the events of the day from TV sets at home say a lot more happened. And now I harbour the guilt of forgetting. Maybe this is my brain’s way of making sense of this day. Or maybe the memories, just like every other, are fading with time. I try to hold onto whatever I remember, hoping this small, inadequate act is enough to honour those we lost.