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Man Utd-Liverpool Match Protests Lead To 14 Arrests, Closure Of School
At least 14 students of Dr. Krapf Memorial Secondary School in Rabai, Kilifi County have been arrested for allegedly damaging property after being denied permission to watch Manchester United-Liverpool match on Sunday, October 24.
The students vandalised one of the dormitories and attempted to torch it on Monday night. The dormitory houses 160 learners.
“Fourteen (14) students have been linked to the chaos, and are being held in custody at the Rabai Police Station,” a source, working at the school, told The Standard.
Preliminary investigations indicate disquiet arose among the students after the administration denied them permission to watch the 90-minute English Premier League (EPL) match, which aired from 6:30pm.
“The dormitory that they set alight did not burn completely,” Rabai Sub-County Police Commander Fred Abuga told The Standard.
Following the chaos, the school was closed for a week, with Form One and Form Four students scheduled to report on Tuesday, November 2, while Form Two and Form Three learners expected back a day later.
All learners will be accepted back with complete Term Two fees, the school’s management said.
The students were ordered to be in class for evening studies during the Sunday match, triggering their anger.
Between 6:30pm and 7:30pm, the students usually take their supper. They, thereafter, go for a two-hour prep session between 8pm and 10pm.
Manchester United suffered a 5-0 defeat against highflying Liverpool, leaving them seventh in the league with 14 points from nine games, eight points behind league leaders Chelsea.
Liverpool are second in the table with 21 points from the same number of games.
Dennis Ombachi, popular rugby player and chef has set tongues wagging after sharing a snippet of his toddler son showcasing that he can float on water and swim to safety.
Ombachi took to his Instagram page to share a video throwing the little boy into the water, leaving many in shock.
In the short video, the rugby player lifted his son up, kissed him, then he tossed him into a swimming pool by the leg.
“Four weeks since we started water safety classes and my son graduated today, officially water safe!” Ombachi gushed on Twitter about his son’s abilities.
Once in the water, the baby boy quickly gets himself to a floating position and kicks his feet moving forward steadily. It appears that he can get himself out of a pool and even keep his head up to breathe after having been taught the life skill early on.
Following the child’s accomplishment, Ombachi said that he is a “proud father”
“Proud of you my naughty boy, you’re finally Water Safe, less worries for us when you are out of our sight having successfully completed your water safety class. Happy graduation day,” he wrote on Instagram.
Since his early Monday morning post, the self-taught chef has been trending on Twitter, with over 5000 tweets being made about him, with netizens sharing mixed reactions.
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Athletics Kenya (AK) is impressed with the progress made by inferior athletes at the ongoing vacation camp.
The camps are aimed at preparing athletes for the World Under-20 tournament in Cali, Colombia.
AK President Jack Tuwei who was speaking in Kapsumbeiywo All4Running youth camp which is headed by former world
800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei, said he was impressed by the turnout of the youth in colorful camps.
“We have 26 camps across the country and we are happy because they are training well thanks to the government who have helped in funding them. As a federation we shall do our part and make sure we get some of the best from these camps,” Tuwei said.
Kenya will be seeking to retain the title for the younger team for the third time in a row in the tournament set for August after winning in Tampere, Finland in 2018 and again last time in Nairobi.
AK youth head trainer Robert Ngiserei said the early medication will enable the country to present a strong platoon across the all events.
“At the Youth Sub Committee, we have embraced this program as it will help us improve more on the development of talent which will ensure our country remains as an athletics powerhouse,” Ngiserei said.
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