Sheikh al-Faisal convicted of inciting racial hatred and murder.
By Tristan McConnell - GlobalPost
Published: January 7, 2010 06:57 ETNAIROBI, Kenya — A radical Muslim cleric jailed in Britain for inciting racial hatred and soliciting murder was deported by Kenya Thursday.

The action is part of the Kenyan government's effort to prevent Al Qaeda or other extremist Muslim groups from operating in this country.

Kenya’s Anti-Terrorist Police Unit arrested Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal as he left evening prayers at a mosque close to Mombasa last Thursday. He was held by authorities and was been in legal limbo as Kenya has sought to act on its own deportation order.

“He is persona non grata here in Kenya,â€