A massive explosion has rocked a building on Moi Avenue in Nairobi, adjacent to the Mount Kenya University. The cause of the blast at Assanands House remained unclear but several people could be seen being pulled out of the damaged building. Witnesses said some of the injured women appeared to be in a critical condition [...]
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