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US releases Kenyan from Guantanamo bay after 17 years without trial

Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu. [File, Standard]

The United States of America has transferred a Kenyan from its military prison Guantanamo Bay back to the country.

The Department of Defense announced on Tuesday night (Kenyan time) that the detainee Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu had been handed to Kenya government after 17 years of holding him without trial.

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