{"product_id":"scars-of-a-nation-peter-mbuthia-9798234024411","title":"Scars of a Nation: Survivor of Kiambaa Church Massacre and the Elusive Justice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScars of a Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003epowerful first-person account of survival, loss, and the long, painful search for justice\u003c\/strong\u003e following \u003cem\u003eKenya's 2007-2008 post-election violence\u003c\/em\u003e. Told through the eyes of a father whose son survived the \u003cstrong\u003eburning of Kiambaa Church\u003c\/strong\u003e, the book traces one family's journey from ordinary life into \u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary trauma-and beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen political violence erupted after a disputed national election, \u003cstrong\u003ethousands of Kenyans were killed or displaced\u003c\/strong\u003e. At Kiambaa Farm, terrified families sought refuge inside a church, believing it to be sacred ground. \u003cem\u003eIt was not spared.\u003c\/em\u003e The author's young son, \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony\u003c\/strong\u003e, survived the inferno but was left with \u003cstrong\u003elife-altering burns\u003c\/strong\u003e that required years of surgeries in Kenya and abroad. \u003cstrong\u003eMany others did not survive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cstrong\u003edisplacement camps and shattered livelihoods\u003c\/strong\u003e to hospital wards, refugee-like existence, and eventual exile, \u003cstrong\u003eScars of a Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e documents the \u003cem\u003ehidden human cost of political power struggles\u003c\/em\u003e. It captures the intimate toll of trauma: \u003cstrong\u003ethe nightmares, the fear, the silence imposed on victims\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the \u003cstrong\u003eresilience demanded of survivors\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book also chronicles the author's engagement with formal justice mechanisms-from \u003cstrong\u003efailed local prosecutions\u003c\/strong\u003e to participation as a \u003cstrong\u003evictim witness before the International Criminal Court in The Hague\u003c\/strong\u003e. With clarity and restraint, it examines how \u003cstrong\u003ejustice systems can be undermined by fear, political pressure, and witness interference\u003c\/strong\u003e, leaving victims once again abandoned. \u003cem\u003eThis is not a legal treatise, but a lived experience of what it means when justice becomes elusive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet this is \u003cstrong\u003enot a story of despair alone\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is also a story of \u003cstrong\u003ecourage, resilience, forgiveness, faith, and rebuilding\u003c\/strong\u003e. It shows how survivors choose life even when justice fails, how a \u003cstrong\u003escarred child grows into a hopeful young man\u003c\/strong\u003e, and how a wounded family refuses to be defined by hatred.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScars of a Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e is both \u003cstrong\u003ea personal memoir and a national reflection\u003c\/strong\u003e. It asks difficult questions about \u003cstrong\u003eaccountability, leadership, and moral responsibility\u003c\/strong\u003e-while reminding readers that \u003cem\u003ebehind every statistic is a human being whose scars still ache long after the headlines fade.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Mbuthia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798234024411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Mbuthia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Peter Mbuthia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443210334463,"sku":"9798234024411","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bf6d864d-46e4-424d-8bb1-879bc3b2d8d2.jpg?v=1777202593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scars-of-a-nation-peter-mbuthia-9798234024411","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}