Kenya: Intruder Attempts to Disrupt Kenyatta's Lamu Event

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Kenya: Intruder Attempts to Disrupt Kenyatta's Lamu Event

[Nairobi News] President Uhuru Kenyatta's security detail was on Thursday forced to fend off an intruder who attempted to walk towards him during a function in Lamu town.

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