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Talk of Town: Senior politician hijacked by pilot for secret Gigiri meeting
A senior party leader was essentially "abducted" mid-air when his pilot ignored flight plans to deliver him to a high-stakes, mystery meeting in a leafy Nairobi suburb.
Flown to unintended meeting
A senior party official was shocked after he was forced to go to a different location other than his home following a long day of political activities. The helicopter pilot told the leader to his face that he was under firm instruction to first take him to a house in Nairobi’s Gigiri for a meeting before flying the politician home later. The meeting which had many prominent people was convened by a senior government official within the leafy suburbs of the city but the agenda was not clear. Even though the party official, who enjoys State largesse, was alarmed, he had no choice but to accept he had been outwitted by the group that wanted to meet him.
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Eating life with a big spoon
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Collapsed buildings haunt the officer
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