Kenya: Yusuf Hassan Fights On After Surviving Assassination Attempt

9 February 2013

Yusuf Hassan is a reluctant politician who says he entered mainstream politics after a long career in journalism and in the UN system with the sole aim of helping Kenya achieve true liberation.

The irony of life is not lost on him as he recovers in a Nairobi hospital from the December 7, 2012 assassination attempt on his life by suspected terrorists. In his case the irony is that those who strive for social justice put their lives at greater risk than those who work to deprive others of their rights.

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