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Kenyans seized by Al-Shabaab languishing in Kismayu jail

NAIROBI: Five Kenyans kidnapped by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Lamu last year are languishing in a Somalia jail while the Government claims it is not aware of the arrests.

The five were allegedly kidnapped by hooded gunmen on October 11 last year in Boni Forest as they headed to Kiunga, and driven into Somalia where they were held captive for two weeks before being set free.

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