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Chief nearly killed by suspected drug pusher

Kirinyaga, Kenya: An administrator in Kirinyaga County escaped death by a whisker after a suspected drug trafficker attacked him with a machete at Nyangati village as he attempted to arrest the suspect.

The Nyangati Sub-location assistant Chief had gone to arrest the man said to be involved in peddling of bhang in the area when he was accosted by the machete wielding suspect.

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