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Teenager who outwitted security agents to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta

Dickens Otieno, 19-year-old man who forced himself to Presidential podium at Afraha Stadium during Madaraka Day Celebration at CID offices where he was grilled by security agents. (PHOTO: MERCY KAHENDA/ STANDARD)

The man who breached the presidential security cordon during Madaraka Day celebrations in Nakuru's Afraha Stadium has been identified as 19-year-old Dickens Otieno.

Detectives said Mr Otieno (pictured), who is still being grilled at Nakuru's Central Police Station, has told them that he is a student and travelled from Nairobi on Wednesday morning.

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