KDF deployed its airforce immediately {The Kenya Army’s 50 th air cavalry division (50-ACB)} and killed over a hundred Al Shabaab fighters even before they left El Adde. By Friday noon, KDF had launched more than 10 airstrikes against Al Shabaab hideouts in Gedo region. Local residents confirmed that bodies of hundreds of Al Shabaab attackers were lying in the streets after heavy bombardment by Kenya Air Force (KAF) jets. Meanwhile, KDF’s 9 th Kenya Rifles D Company in El Adde, Somalia, has released a statement saying that they will not be shaken by the latest Al Shabaab attack saying they are ready to die protecting Kenya and the people of Somali against the extremist group. “Dying protecting our country and saving our neighbors from plunder is the ultimate victory. We did not enlist in the army to drive the tanks and sling M4s, but to fight for our motherland, Kenya,” the statement read.
By Dr.Paul Bundi Karau I arrived at Kanyakine High School on 18th February 1999 a small village boy. I had never been to a boarding school, and certainly this is the furthest from home I had ever gone. The boys who were assigned to escort me to Mungania dorm looked at my stunted height and loudly wondered how I would survive in Beast's school. "Who is Beast?" I asked in bewilderment. "You will know." Musyoki answered curtly. It didn't take me long to know who Beast was. The following day, as the 10 o'clock tea was being served, I heard a commotion, with boys leaving their tea and running helter-skelter towards the classrooms. I was a fresh mono, so I didn't know what was happening. I ran along the pavement, and came upon a mighty man, who appeared to be adjusting his trousers. He yanked his belt and thrust one whip towards me. I had encountered Beast himself. He was tall, imposing, burly and endowed with a thunderous voice that could re...
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