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Day: August 28, 2023

The World Highest Ranking Penguin

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Reading Time: 2 minutesMeet Sir Nils, The Penguin holding the impressive rank of Major General in the Norwegian Army. Making him the World highest ranking Penguin. The Norwegian King’s Guard has promoted Sir Nils Olav III, a king penguin residing at Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo, to the Position of Major General. This promotion has granted Nils the distinction of holding the Third Highest rank within the Norwegian Army. The Norwegian King’s Guard has designated the widely acclaimed king penguin as its mascot and colonel in chief. The Edinburgh Zoo has posted photos of the ceremony on X- formerly Twitter. Showcasing the presence of over 160 Uniformed soldiers from His Majesty the King of Norway’s Guard. READ ALSO: A special ceremony honored Sir Nils with new badge of honor at Penguins Rock. The location of the wildlife conservation charity. The majestic black, white and yellow penguin has held the role of mascot for His Majesty the King if Norway’s Guard since as far back 1972. The name “Nils Olav” and the associated ranks have been passed down through three king penguins over the year, with the current holder being Nils Olav III. The Edinburgh Zoo christened a king penguin with the names of two people. Major Nils Egelien, who arranged his adoption by the zoo in 1972, and the King of Norway, King Olav. The Guardsmen pay visits to Sir Nils at the zoo every few years while performing at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the City. During these visits, they confer a promotion upon him, as stated in a blog by the Edinburg Zoo. Since adopted in 1972, he has steadily climbed the ranks. He started as the Mascot and was later promoted to Corporal in 1982. Then Sergeant in 1987, Regimental Sergeant Major in 1993 and Honorable Regimental Sergeant Major in 2001.In 2005 he was promoted to Colonel-in-Chief. In 2008 he was rank to Knighthood, Brigadier Sir in 2016 and now Major General in 2023.

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Influential Contraband Baron Mathee wa Ngara In The Court

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Reading Time: 2 minutesThe businesswoman Nancy Kigunzu, also known as “Mathee wa Ngara”, holds the reputation of an influential contraband baron. She has file a petition at the Milimani Law Courts, aiming to prevent her arrest and prosecution on drug trafficking allegations. The Legal label Kigunzu as a notorious drug dealer in the Nairobi. She, however, denies any involvement in the illegal trade and accuses the police of fabricating evidence against her. “I have never committed any crime in Kenya nor have I been involved in any criminal activity in Kenya. Neither personally nor jointly with others. I therefore do not understand why the police are looking to arrest me,” she say in her court papers. Kigunzu questions why the police intend to arrest her and have kept her two minor sons, aged 16 and 17, detained for five days without providing any justification. The prosecutions has urged the court to deny bail to Nancy Kigunzu alias Mathee wa Ngara, Teresia Wanjiru, and two others. In an affidavit filed at the JKIA law Court, the prosecution requested the court to detain the four individuals, in order to prevent them from negatively influencing the society. “The accused persons be isolated from society so they do not continue poisoning the society in which they live in,” reads the affidavit. READ ALSO: The investigating officer, Stephen Chesire, mentioned that if released, the accused individuals would likely evade court proceedings. He added that they present a flight risk, and their place of residence is unknown. The prosecution argued that they plan to engage essential witnesses. By interviewing and recording their statements, they might uncover information leading to the arrest of additional accomplices. “Should the respondents be released before the investigations are complete. There is a likelihood that they will interfere with the investigations and complication of evidences,” the court was told. The prosecution argues that it possesses compelling evidence against the accused persons. Authorities have charge the four individuals with possession and trafficking of drugs.

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Billionaire Jaswant Singh Rai Found after After Days of Abduction

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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Saturday, Billionaire Jaswant Sigh Rai was reported missing at Kilimani police station. Armed men abducts him at the intersection of Wood Avenue and Lenana Road in broad daylight. After several days, they released him from the captivity. His lawyer, Kioko Kilukumi, reported that the kidnapper released the Billionaire Rai on Friday. On Friday evening at round 5:30 p.m. The CCTV captures a Toyota Landcruiser V8 moving a long Wood Avenue. Merely 10 seconds later, a double cab pick-up speed up, overtook, and the blocked the Toyota Landcruiser at the junction of the Wood Avenue and Lenana Road. Three men armed with guns exited the vehicle and promptly approached the driver’s door. They forcibly opened the door, pulled out the solitary driver from the car, and forcefully loaded him into their vehicle before swiftly driving away. The abandoned car stayed at the scene, while other drivers could be observed overtaking it. Subsequent investigation disclosed that the abducted person was businessman Jaswant Rai. The Chairman of the Rai Group of Companies, which owns West Kenya Sugar Company. Kilimani Sub-County Police Commander, Moss Ndiwa, confirm that his officers received a report of an abandoned vehicle on the road, more than an hour after the abduction. They then towed the vehicle to the station. READ ALSO: Ndiwa also confirmed that a family member of Rai file a missing person report at the station on Saturday. One day after Billionaire abducted. Dectectives at the station are actively looking into this case. The police commander, also dimssied suggestions that police were involved in the kidnapping. Just a month earlier, authorities arrested the Billionaire upon his return to the country from abroad. They questioned him on suspicison of sabotaging the revival of Mumias Sugar Company. This recent incident follows closely after that event. The matter is currently under court proceedings. During a Sunday tour of Bungoma County, President William Ruto connected the Billionaire Rai to a group of cartels. He accused these cartels of obstructing the government’s industry reforms plans and declared his intent to directly confront them “Kwa hivyo msikue na wasiwasi niko hapo chonjo kabisa. Nitahakikisha hii kitu inakaa chonjo na wakora wote hapo katikati miskikue na wasiwasi. Kuna mtu atakuja kutuongelesha kiingereza hapa sijui mhindi fulani sijui ni nani, mwengine ananiambie Rai. Rai ni nani hapana hiyo haiwezekani hiyo. No hii ni mali ya wanainchi na hatuezi kukubali mtu ambaye ata take advantage of the people in this region,” President Ruto said. The President’s comments have sparked inquiries into whether state agents were implicated in the bussinessman’s kidnapping.

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