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Of clobbered teeth and shots, repatriated Kenyans narrate SA's xenophobia ordeal

By Gardy Chacha and Jacinta Mutura | 2mos ago

Ali Jelle Sampul from Mandera, who lived in Durban, shows his documents when he returned to Kenya at JKIA. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

A Kenya Airways aeroplane carrying 47 repatriated Kenyans landed at JKIA at around 10 pm from Johannesburg, South Africa (SA), on Wednesday night.

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