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In Kenya, a fight involving a snake and an eagle has ended bitterly with a government employee injured and fighting for his dear life. According to a local publication The citizen, a struggle involving an eagle and a snake that eventually landed on the car of a Kitui County government employee minding his own business […]

David Musyoka was driving along Mui Road when a snake fell on top of his car after untangling from an eagle that was flying high above him.

The man claims he was bitten by a black mamba after the snake was dropped by an eagle from the skies, entered his car and bit him on the hand

He adds that he was driving when he heard something land on the roof of his car. He slowed down to check, and a snake slipped inside his car on the passenger’s side and beat his hand. He managed to get out of his car with the snake still clung to his hand. “I slowed down to check what it was, and I saw a snake. It got inside the car on the passenger seat, and before I could react, it had bitten my hand. I got out of the vehicle with the snake still in my hand. Passers-by managed to get the ...

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THE STANDARD FINANCIAL STANDARD Nuclear Power Plant. [Courtesy] As the push for cleaner energy intensifies, more and more companies around the globe are distancing themselves from funding unclean energy sources, such as coal-fired power plants. The move comes at a time when coal, responsible for immense atmospheric pollution, is increasingly becoming unpopular even among Western countries, some of which industrialised using the energy source.   “We will no longer finance new coal-fired powe...

THE STANDARD EASTERN [ Courtesy] A Kitui Catholic priest accused of attempting to kill his lover and her child will know his fate on June 16, 2021. Japeth Mwove appeared before Kitui Chief Magistrate Stephen Mbungi where it was expected that a judgment would be passed on him after a five-year trial. The magistrate, however, said that the ruling was not ready due to a power outage that hit Kitui town and its environs over the weekend. Mwove is charged with causing grievous body harm to Veronica...

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Kitui peasants strike gold with sunflower farming Summary The couple blazed the sunflower trail 53 years ago, many years before a strong wind of environmental consciousness swept across the country. Kunyaa cultivates the crop twice a year alongside maize, beans and peas in two farmlands measuring 18 acres in total. Tuesday April 27 2021 Muvea Kunyaa and his wife Pauline at their farm in Kataa Village, Kitui County on March 13, 2021. PHOTO | PIUS MAUNDU | NMG By PIUS MAUNDU Summary The couple bl...

Man Kills KCSE Candidate, Attempts Suicide in Kitui Police in Kitui county have started investigations into the murder of a Form Four girl in Kavasya on Monday. According to witnesses, the KCSE candidate was stabbed to death by her 27-year-old boyfriend at Kavasya market. Reportedly, trouble started when the man visited the Form Four girl at her home. A quarrel ensued between them under unclear circumstances before the man pulled out a knife from his pocket and stabbed the girl several times. C...