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| Kenya 'deports cleric to Gambia' | Kenya 'deports cleric to Gambia' |
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| Kenya has deported a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric notorious for preaching racial hatred to The Gambia, Kenya's immigration minister says. | Kenya has deported a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric notorious for preaching racial hatred to The Gambia, Kenya's immigration minister says. |
| Abdullah al-Faisal was arrested last week and there have been conflicting reports about his whereabouts. | Abdullah al-Faisal was arrested last week and there have been conflicting reports about his whereabouts. |
| "We had problems deporting him because many countries, including the US, declined to have him even on transit," the minister, Otieno Kajwang, said. | "We had problems deporting him because many countries, including the US, declined to have him even on transit," the minister, Otieno Kajwang, said. |
| Mr Kajwang said Faisal was being expelled for his "terrorist history". | Mr Kajwang said Faisal was being expelled for his "terrorist history". |
| The cleric has served four years in a UK prison after being convicted of soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. | The cleric has served four years in a UK prison after being convicted of soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. |
| "He chose Gambia and we have deported him there this morning," Mr Kajwang told reporters, AFP news agency reports. | "He chose Gambia and we have deported him there this morning," Mr Kajwang told reporters, AFP news agency reports. |
| "In fact the information we have is that he has already landed there and Gambia has received him." | "In fact the information we have is that he has already landed there and Gambia has received him." |
| There have been protests from Muslim human rights groups about his treatment. | There have been protests from Muslim human rights groups about his treatment. |
| Al-Amin Kimathi, of the Muslim Human Rights Forum, said Faisal should have been sent to Jamaica. | Al-Amin Kimathi, of the Muslim Human Rights Forum, said Faisal should have been sent to Jamaica. |
| "It was his wish that he be taken to Jamaica, but not any other place," Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper quotes Mr Kimathi as saying. | "It was his wish that he be taken to Jamaica, but not any other place," Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper quotes Mr Kimathi as saying. |
| He alleged Faisal was "being mistreated on the basis of his alleged past record". | He alleged Faisal was "being mistreated on the basis of his alleged past record". |
| Preaching in South Africa | Preaching in South Africa |
| Faisal was born Trevor William Forrest in St James, Jamaica, and left the island for the UK 26 years ago. | Faisal was born Trevor William Forrest in St James, Jamaica, and left the island for the UK 26 years ago. |
| His parents were Salvation Army officers and he was raised as a Christian. | His parents were Salvation Army officers and he was raised as a Christian. |
| At the age of 16 he went to Saudi Arabia - where he is believed to have spent eight years - and became a Muslim. | At the age of 16 he went to Saudi Arabia - where he is believed to have spent eight years - and became a Muslim. |
| He took a degree in Islamic Studies in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, before coming back to the UK. | He took a degree in Islamic Studies in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, before coming back to the UK. |
| Faisal spent years travelling the UK preaching racial hatred urging his audience to kill Jews, Hindus and Westerners. | Faisal spent years travelling the UK preaching racial hatred urging his audience to kill Jews, Hindus and Westerners. |
| A year after being deported from the UK in 2007, he was preaching in South Africa. | A year after being deported from the UK in 2007, he was preaching in South Africa. |
| The Kenyan authorities said Faisal had arrived in Kenya on 24 December after travelling through Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Swaziland and Malawi and Tanzania. | The Kenyan authorities said Faisal had arrived in Kenya on 24 December after travelling through Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Swaziland and Malawi and Tanzania. |