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  Kenyan politician with six degrees and no job dies

  Dr Reuben Savai, 70, whose attempts to run for the presidency in 1997 and 2002 were thwarted by the electoral commission is dead, his son Mr Daniel Lihanda said on Sunday.

  Despite securing six degrees and a diploma, the controversial politician still could not secure formal employment in Kenya.

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  Dr Savai, who holds six degrees from Greece and a diploma from Makerere University in Uganda, was barred from contesting for the top seat by the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya in the 1997 and 2002 elections.

  After failed attempts, the Kenya Republican Reformation Party leader’s effort to secure a formal job also hit a dead end.

  Some of his academic credentials include Diploma in Theology, Law degree and two Bachelor of Education degrees, one in Arts and another in Science.

  As from: Daily Monitor

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  Trump to address nation after US shootings leave 29 dead
   

  US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem.

  The rampages turned innocent snippets of everyday life into nightmares of bloodshed: 20 people were shot dead while shopping at a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas on Saturday morning, and nine more outside a bar in a popular nightlife district in Dayton, Ohio just 13 hours later.

  Trump will again find himself in the role of consoler-in-chief after a tragedy -- which he has struggled with in the past -- when he speaks at 10:00 am (1400 GMT).

  Following the shootings, Trump said "hate has no place in our country," but he also blamed mental illness for the violence.

  "These are really people that are very, very seriously mentally ill," he said, despite the fact that police have not confirmed this to be the case.

  "We have to get it stopped. This has been going on for years... and years in our country," he said.

   

  Source: Daily Monitor
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  UPDF soldiers recover five stolen cars in crackdown

  Five stolen vehicles were on Saturday recovered from Lira town during a joint operation to crackdown on car theft in Lira and Soroti towns.

  The operation was spearheaded by Internal Security Organization (ISO) and Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), following concerns over rampant cases of car theft in the area.

  The recovered cars include; Toyata Premio UAT 702E (grey) allegedly stolen from Gulu, Toyota Noah number UBD 141K (dark blue) allegedly stolen from Amuru District,  Premio UAX 651Y, Noah UAR 593T and a Super Custom.

  Three of the stolen vehicles were recovered from Soroti while two were recovered from Lira town.

  An ISO operatives who declined to be named said that intelligence information for the past three weeks indicated that car thieves had pitched camp in Lira town which increased car theft cases in the region.

  “We have arrested several suspects and the next thing is to find out how and where they trade these cars,” he said, adding: “Among the suspects we have arrested is one who identifies a specific car to be stolen and the one who would look for the market of the car.”

    

  Soruce: Daily Monitor