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Kenya Open: Moment of silence for Ethiopian Airlines victims

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The Magical Kenya Open Championship observed a minute of silence on the first round of play in honour of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, which crashed shortly after take-off from Bole International Airport.

The Boeing 737 Max8 crashed around Bishoftu area on Sunday morning, killing all 157 passengers and crew on board. The minute of silence was observed at 8.44am, the exact estimated time that the aircraft went down.

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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