{"id":5877,"date":"2024-12-24T05:39:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=5877"},"modified":"2024-12-24T05:39:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T02:39:05","slug":"tigerpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/tigerpower\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Power would let a 2 ton Land Rover run over his belly @KenyanTraffic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Tiger Power was known for being run over by a Land Rover unscathed and carrying eight huge men without breaking a sweat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">He made a name by performing extraordinary stunts like breaking six-inch nails using his teeth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Tiger discovered his extraordinary strength by accident when he was transporting his father\u2019s coffee beans to the factory many years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cAs I was guiding the ox-cart carrying 2.1 tonnes of coffee downhill, the brakes failed.\u00a0 I guided it to the roadside and as I was lying on my back fixing the left wheel, the oxen unexpectedly pulled away running over my abdomen. Despite the heavy luggage, it did not hurt,\u201d he recalled during a past media interview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">From that moment, Tiger Power exhibited his extraordinary strengths in front of villagers, students, scientists to presidents in various parts of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A decade ago, he dared any man in Africa to face him in a test of strength contest. No one came out to challenge the gigantic man, who started his shows of power while still in school in 1963.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">He held a Diploma in Physical Fitness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">In 2008, he was conferred with a Head of States Commendation award by former President Mwai Kibaki.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">He died in 2019 aged 75 years. He hailed from Kevote Makengi Village in Embu North Sub-County. Same village with the Safari Rally legend Patrick Njiru and Catholic cleric John Cardinal Njue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CY5jlGaFbCc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Power was known for being run over by a Land Rover unscathed and carrying eight huge men without breaking a sweat. He made a name by performing extraordinary stunts like breaking six-inch nails using his teeth. 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