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26 former KDF men to know their fate

KDF accused the soldiers of deserting duty in 2007 and 2008. [iStockphoto]

Twenty-six former soldiers charged with desertion after quitting to work for US security firms in the Middle East will know their fate on December 15.

This is when the Court of Appeal is expected to rule on what constitutes an offence of desertion of duty in Kenya Defence Forces and whether the soldiers should serve a life jail term.

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