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Chris Mulwa and his mother, Rose Mbithe, at the Milimani law courts. They are to be detained at Kileleshwa police station until August 27, 2026. [David Gichuru, Standard]

It was a letter written in the heat of frustration that would set off a chain reaction of bloodshed spanning more than two decades. On February 24, 2003, Rose Mbithe Ndetei, now Rose Mbithe Mulwa, penned a bitter complaint to the Law Society of Kenya.

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