Carlos Tevez re-marries Vanesa in colorful ceremony

Former Manchester City star had a reason to smile as he renewed his vows to childhood sweetheart Vanesa Mansilla in their native Argentina on Thursday afternoon.

The outgoing Boca Juniors striker, 32, looked dapper in a powder blue suit and crisp white shirt following the extravagant civil ceremony in San Isidro, a provincial district close to Argentine capital Buenos Aires.

Defying convention, Vanesa looked stunning in a thigh-skimming semi-sheer lace gown decorated with floral embellishments.

Offering his bride one of their first kisses following the service , an ecstatic Tevez beamed as they posed alongside children Florencia, Katie and Lito Junior.

The couple originally met when the footballer was 13-years old but went through an on-off relationship as his flourishing career took him across the world, with successful stints at English clubs West Ham United, Manchester United, Manchester City and Italian giants Juventus.

Tevez and Vanesa are thought to be celebrating after the ceremony with 260 guests on a four-day trip to Uruguay before the footballer prepares for his widely reported move to Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua – a move that will make him the highest paid player in world football.

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Kenyan pilot lands chopper on busy highway

There was confusion in Bondo Town in Siaya County after a pilot landed a commercial chopper on the busy Kisumu-Usenge Highway on Saturday morning.

Sections of online media reported that the pilot had lost direction making the surprise landing to make enquiries before taking off.

eDaily has, however, learnt that the pilot made a brief landing to meet his mother who was locked in a meeting near Pride Hotel, which is located a few meters from the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University in Bondo Town.

Seemingly the pilot had no option of an airstrip or helipad for landing other than on the busy highway.

The pilot had flown Gem Member of Parliament (MP) Jakoyo Midiwo to his rural home Saturday morning before deciding to pull the surprise visit to his mother, who was not at her home at the time.

The pilot, who was a lone a passenger in the aircraft, hails from Bondo.

Vehicles which were on the highway at the time of the incident were forced to the roadside, with startled motorists taking pictures of the rare spectacle using their smartphones.

Members of the public, who were confused on what was going on, rushed to the scene not only to ascertain the cause of surprise landing but also have a glimpse of the copter.

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Former MP dies, wife recounts his last moments

Former Mwala Member of Parliament Peter Mutua Kavisi is dead.Kavisi died on Friday night at his Mwasua Village home in Mwala Sub-County, with the family saying the cause of death was a stroke caused by high blood pressure.

His second wife, Esther Kavisi, told eDaily that the former legislator was watching Senate debate the controversial electoral law when he suffered a stroke as a consequence of high blood pressure.

Mrs Kavisi says her late husband was also diabetic.

The ex-lawmaker was pronounced dead on arrival at Shalom Community Hospital in Machakos Town. His body was taken to Montezuma Funeral Home in Machakos Town.

Kavisi is survived by three wives and six children.

Peter Mutua Kavisi served as Mwala Constituency MP for one term between 1992 and 1997 [PHOTO/EDAILY]

Peter Mutua Kavisi served as Mwala Constituency MP for one term between 1992 and 1997. He won the Parliamentary Seat on a KANU ticket.

Before joining politics, he had been the longest serving executive secretary of Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT).

After politics, Kavisi became a commissioner in the Koech Commision on Education appointed by retired President Daniel Moi.

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Top Manchester United player – in Jose Mourinho’s lineup

Top Manchester United player – in Jose Mourinho’s lineup – wants to come to Kenya

By Brian Okoth

January 7, 2017

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Spanish professional footballer and Manchester United creative midfielder Ander Herrera has said he hopes to visit Kenya soon.

Herrera took to Twitter to respond to a fan namely Yvonne Turner who asked him about his dream destinations in the world.

@AnderHerrera, is there somewhere in the world you would like to visit, a place where you haven’t been to yet?” posed Ms Turner.

In his response to Ms Turner, Herrera said: “Kenya, Tanzania, Colombia, Argentina… I still have to travel a lot.”

Should his dream materialise, then Herrera would join a long list of sports personalities who have toured Kenya.

His current manager at Manchester United Jose Mourinho visited Kenya in July 2010, where he toured the Maasai Mara in Narok County and Diani at the South Coast.

Another English Premier League top manager, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola visited Kenya in December 2015 accompanied by his wife Cristina Serra, and children Maria Guardiola, Marius Guardiola and Valentina Guardiola.

On landing the Guardiola took selfies with his Kenyan fans, including Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho.

Other sports personalities who toured Kenya in the past include: celebrated sprinter Usain Bolt, footballers Samuel Eto’o, Sunday Oliseh, Nwankwo Kanu, Arsenal legend Robert Pires, and ex-Chelsea Coach Roberto Di Matteo.

Ander Herrera began his career at Real Zaragoza before moving to Athletic Bilbao in 2011, and then to Manchester United for €36 million (KSh3.9 billion) in 2014 [PHOTO/DAILY EXPRESS]

Ander Herrera began his career at Real Zaragoza before moving to Athletic Bilbao in 2011, and then to Manchester United for €36 million (KSh3.9 billion) in 2014.

He has won tournaments with Spain at under-20 and under-21 level and represented the nation at the 2012 Olympics.

He made his senior international debut in November 2016.

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Iraq car bomb kills 11 in Baghdad

Interior ministry spokesman Saad Maan was quoted as saying a security guard fired on a suspicious vehicle and the driver then blew it up.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the blast, in a statement on its Amaq news agency.
It is the latest of several targeting Shia Muslim districts of Baghdad. A similar attack on 2 January killed 35.
The latest attack struck the main vegetable market in the primarily Shia Muslim Sadr City district.
There has been an increase in IS bomb attacks on civilians since the group came under increasing pressure from government forces in the areas it controls in the north and west of Iraq.
Iraqi special forces and their Shia militia allies have been trying to drive IS from its stronghold in the northern city of Mosul. They entered eastern districts in November but IS have since slowed their advance towards the centre.
The group also targets areas populated by the Shia as it sees them as apostates.

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Jerusalem lorry attack: Four Israelis soldiers killed

Three women and one man, all in their twenties, were killed and 17 others were wounded, police said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacker, who was shot dead by soldiers, was a suspected supporter of so-called Islamic State.

But the prime minister gave no evidence to support the claim.

The victims, three army cadets and one officer, were taking part in an educational trip. the Israeli military said.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat called on residents not to "let terror win" and said militants would "pay a heavy price".

"There is no limit to the cruelty of the terrorists who are willing to use any means possible to murder Jews and to damage the life routine of Israel's capital," he said.

The US state department condemned the attack "in the strongest possible terms" and the European Union also issued a condemnation.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attacker. Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif Qanou called it a "heroic" act and encouraged other Palestinians to "escalate the resistance".

Before this latest incident, 35 Israelis had been killed in a wave of knife, gun and car-ramming attacks by Palestinians or Israeli Arabs since October 2015.

More than 200 Palestinians - mostly attackers, Israel says - have also been killed in that period.

Israel says Palestinian incitement has fuelled the attacks. The Palestinian leadership has blamed frustration rooted in decades of Israeli occupation.

The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says the number of attacks had begun to subside in recent months, but Sunday's incident is one of the most serious there has been.

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