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Woman who saved husband after snatching AK-47 rifle from robber speaks

Everlyne Barasa outside Elgon Orchard, Endebess, Trans Nzoia County. [Martin Ndiema, Standard]

When a gun-toting man stormed her homestead in Kaptegaa, Endebess in Trans Nzoia County, Evelyne Barasa was about to retire to bed just after having a meal with her family.

Mrs Barasa did not know that the self-defence skills she learned 30 years ago while at Sendera Primary School in Kapsokwony would enable her to tackle the suspect before he could even fire a single shot.

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