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Emmanuel Korir wins Kenya's first Gold at Tokyo Olympics

Emmanuel Korir wins Kenya's first Gold at Tokyo Olympics

Emmanuel Korir and Ferguson Rotich complete a Kenyan 1-2 to take Gold and Silver respectively in the Men’s 800m final.

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Deaths on reunion day: Inside Kiambu couple’s troubled love life

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Jonathan Mukundi Gachunga was a wealthy irritable man who exhibited episodes of gentility. His wife, Philomena Njeri, on the other hand, was a bubbly 30-year-old, who loved the finer things in life. The two had been together for ten years, with mutual friends describing...
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FARM KENYA

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