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Originally published by Nation CountiesApril 16, 2026
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Kisumu’s Baghdad Boys: Why we were different from today’s goons
Baghdad Boys moved in spaces where politics and violence often blurred into one...
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Audi Ogada, a former leader of Kisumu's feared Baghdad Boys, contrasts the politically driven youth of his era with today's manipulated goons.
- Mr. Ogada, now 65 and a human rights defender, believes today's youths are driven by money and politicians, unlike his generation which fought for ideology and democracy.
- He was the face of the Baghdad Boys in the turbulent 1980s and 1990s, a group involved in political struggles.
- Unlike today, where recruits are paid, Mr. Ogada states they were "never paid a dime" and were motivated by a belief in a "just cause".
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