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DNA tests indicate Yebei's remains have finally been found

A photo of Meshack Yebei with his family during a trip to the Chepkiit Falls in Uasin Gishu. Yebei who is alleged to have been an International Criminal Court (ICC) witness was found murdered and his body dumped at Tsavo East National Park. [PHOTO: KEVIN TUNOI/STANDARD]

Nandi,Kenya: DNA results have confirmed that the body at the Voi Moi Referral Hospital is that of Meshack Yebei, eventually solving the riddle that has surrounded the disappearance of Deputy President William Ruto's 'critical' witness.

The results from Lancet laboratories in South Africa indicated that it was 99.99 per cent match to that of Meshack, who mysteriously disappeared and his body later found dumped at a thicket near Man Eaters in the Tsavo East National park.

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