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Mandera Massacre: Tutor's last request to wife before ill-fated journey

"Please pray for me before you sleep tonight." These were the last words Jackson Kipchirchir Kipserem, 28, said to his wife on the day he was to leave Mandera for his Kapkonga home in Elgeyo Marakwet County.

Mr Kipchirchir, who had worked as a teacher at Mandera Academy for only three months, was among 28 Kenyans who were brutally killed on Saturday by Al-Shabaab terrorists.

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