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Ali Kololo freed after decade in jail

A Kenyan convicted in a trial linked to the murder of a British man has been freed from prison, after a decade-long campaign to overturn his conviction.

The BBC revealed in 2022 that a senior Metropolitan police officer who assisted the Kenyan investigation “omitted key forensic evidence” in the trial of Ali Kololo.

Jude Tebbutt, the wife of the murdered man, says Ali Kololo is innocent.

His conviction is expected to be formally overturned in April.

Following an appeal hearing at the Kenyan High Court on Monday, Ali Kololo has been freed on a bond of 100,000 shillings ($790; £659), ahead of the judgement. Read the full story on the BBC.