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By Hilary Kimuyu Veteran rapper Chris Kantai died on Wednesday morning at St Francis Hospital after being admitted on Monday due to breathing complications. He honed his craft as a teen and came into the limelight in the early 2000 to become one of Kenya's pioneers in hip-hop scene. But who was Kantai and how will he be remembered? Here are a six things you need to know about the late Kantai. FAMILY He died at 42. He leaves behind a wife, one child and his mother. His other siblings died a decade ago.

By Pius Maundu A Class Six pupil at Mikuyuni Primary School in Makueni County has died after an alleged beating from a teacher. The boy, 15, was pronounced dead immediately after being admitted to Kibwezi Sub-County Hospital, which is a stone's throw away from the school. News of the death quickly spread, angering local residents who demanded arrest of the teacher. "I was called by teachers and informed that that my son had been taken ill. They said that he had been punished by one of their own.

By Ngángá Mbugua and Annie Njanja Safaricom has unveiled its partnership with Chinese technology giant Huawei which will provide it with the world's first end-to-end 400G backbone network. Making the announcement at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, Safaricom's chief technology officer Thibaud Rerolle said the partnership will increase the telco's efficiency and reliability of services.