Mob Justice?

So one of the crazy things about life in Kenya is that mob justice is quite common. There seems to be a story of someone getting lynched just about every week, if not more often. Two weeks ago I was shocked to read a story almost praising a crowd for killing an attempted robber. And today The Nation has an article summarizing some crazy lynch mobs in the Kisii area -

• click here for the official version
• click here for my unauthorized reproduction

Like many of the things i've observed here, I don't really know how to think about this. And I don't want to appear like it's my intention to paint Kenyans in a bad light. But I think it's just so crazy that it's worth sharing.

Until next time.

-Josh