NAIROBI， Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Three suspects have been detained after the killing of a former Kenyan international rugby player on Sunday night on the outskirts of Nairobi.
According to local Citizen Digital， the local club Homeboyz RFC forward Andrew Wekesa who played for the nation's U-19 side in 2011 died in hospital after being stabbed on the chest by one of the three assailants after a brawl outside an entertainment joint.
The Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) in Mlolongo where the incident happened， Sharma Wario confirmed Tuesday the player was in the company of another man when an argument ensued between him and another group before a fight broke out and it spilled into the street.
Wario said one of the three suspects then went into a vehicle and emerged with what is believed to be a screwdriver after the well built rugby ace subdued them before stabbing Wekesa in the chest.
The player was then rushed to a nearby hospital.
""Police officers on patrol were alerted and they apprehended them，"" Wario said.
Investigations into the incident are underway with Wekesa， 25， only recently graduating from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
He is the third local rugby player to pass on in just over a month following the deaths of Victor Wayodi who played for Mwamba RFC and Ogeto Gacheo of Nondescripts RFC who died from injuries sustained on the pitch.
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CAIROMOSUL Cheap Steve Nash Shirt , July 9 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday arrived in Mosul and congratulated the Iraqi army on the victory against Islamic State (IS) in the nine-month battles to liberate Mosul.
Here is the timeline of the major events in the battle to recapture Mosul from IS since October, 2016.
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"Today I declare the launch of the operation of liberating Nineveh province. The time of victory has come, and the moment of the great victory is approaching," Abadi said in his brief address aired on Al Iraqiya.
On Oct. 31, Iraqi security forces entered Gogjali district, marking the first time it had reached the edge of Mosul after two weeks of the massive offensive to dislodge IS militants from their last major stronghold in Iraq.
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On Jan. 13, Iraqi government forces seized back the complex of Mosul University, including its technical institute and dormitories, allowing students to return for education at the one of the largest educational and research centers in the Middle East.
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On Feb. 23, Iraqi security forces retook control of Mosul International Airport after four hours of heavy clashes with IS militants.
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On March 5, Iraqi security forces launched a new push toward Mosul's Old City on the western bank of Tigris River.
On May 16, Iraqi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool said at a news conference that Iraqi forces had recaptured 89.5 percent of west Mosul from IS militants since the launch of a major offensive to free the city, and the terror group only had 12 square km of land left.
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