The Milimani Chief Magistrate Court has convicted a man charged in 2016 with several offences arising from the Prevention of Terrorism Act, and Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act No. 12 of 2011.
Mohamed Abdi Ali alias Abu Fidaa, alias Abu Shuhadaa, alias Abu Ramzi was charged with being a member of a terrorist group, namely the ISIS terror group, organizing a meeting in support of terrorist groups, recruitment of members to a terrorist group, collection of information, and possession of articles connected with the commission of terrorist acts.
While delivering the judgment, the Chief Magistrate, Hon. Martha Mutuku currently at Kerugoya Magistrate Court, ruled that the prosecution proved the case against Mohammed Abdi Ali beyond a reasonable doubt through testimonies from 26 witnesses, including the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU), FBI from US and Uganda Police.
During sentencing submission, the prosecution led by SPPC Duncan Ondimu, OGW, sought a custodial sentence of up to 90 years due to the seriousness of the offences and the impact they would have had on the country, the defenseless nature of the victims, the intelligence of the convict, who is a medical doctor, implying that he knew what he was doing, and the fact that he would have used technology to perpetrate the crimes.
The court, however, acquitted Nuseibah Mohamed Haji, Alias Umm Fidaa, and Alias Ummu Fidaa who had been charged together with the convict. Mohamed Abdi Ali was arrested on the 29th April, 2016 at his residence in Wote Town within Makueni County, while Nuseibah Mohamed Haji was arrested at the Entebbe International Airport in the Republic of Uganda pursuant to investigations that linked them to the intended establishment of an ISIS caliphate in Kenya and East Africa.
The sentencing is scheduled for 22/04/2024.
