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Inside story: Why Controversial rapper Prezzo was put behind bars

Security guards at Nyayo Estate claimed that they caught him pants down with a lady friend in a car. A resident claimed that Prezzo tried to ‘hijack’ him on the fateful night. Police officers say he was intoxicated. Just what transpired before Prezzo was thrown behind bars? Photo: Courtesy

Controversial Kenyan rapper Jackson Ngechu Makini, popularly known as Prezzo, was on Thursday, expected to be charged with assaulting a Kenya Airways employee and causing disturbance.

The My City, My Town rapper was saved from being lynched by angry residents of Nyayo Estate on Saturday following a scuffle in which, he is accused of assaulting a Kenya Airways employee.

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