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Police rescue girl from suspected kidnappers

By Obare Osinde | 2yrs ago

Police officers balance on their vehicle during a previous rescue operation. [File, Standard]

Police have rescued a 17-year-old girl abducted by suspected kidnappers two days ago.

Faith Agatha, who sat her Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination this year, was abducted on Tuesday evening from her parents' home at Bidii area in Kwanza Sub-County, Trans Nzoia.

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