25 years of agony: Heart-wrenching tale of former police officer blinded by bandits while on duty

On the evening of 28 August 1998, Alex Charo was a regular police officer manning his post at Marereni in Kilifi County.

The last image he saw before his life took a dark turn, is an attack by 15 heavily armed bandits and a bullet that stole his vision, his livelihood, and his hope to live a normal life.