The Kahawa Anti-Terror Court has sentenced a 61-year-old madrassa teacher to 30 years’ imprisonment for facilitating a terrorist attack at the Dusit D2 Hotel Complex in Nairobi.
Mohamed Abdi Ali was sentenced to 15 years for each of 14 charges of Facilitation of a Terrorist act contrary to Section 9A of the Prevention of Terrorism Act which will run concurrently, and an additional sentence of 15 years for the charge of Conspiracy to commit an offence contrary to Section 23(2) as read with 23(4) of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2012.
The court also sentenced a 22-year-old Hussein Mohamed Abdille Ali to serve 15 years’ imprisonment after he was convicted with an offence of Conspiracy to commit an offence and another 15 years for Facilitation of a Terrorist act under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
The sentence will run consecutively.The two men were linked to the January 15, 2019, terrorist attack at the Dusit D2 Hotel Complex in Nairobi, which claimed the lives of 21 people, including foreign nationals, and left several others with life-threatening injuries.
Delivering a sentence on Thursday June 19, Lady Justice Diana Kavedza ruled that the court was satisfied that the prosecution had proved its case against Hussein Mohamed Abdille and Mohamed Abdi Ali beyond reasonable doubt.
The DPP submitted to court that the Dusit D2 complex attack resulted in the tragic loss of 21 vibrant and enterprising professionals, and the survivors have continued to grapple with the lasting effects of the attack, living with trauma that haunted their daily lives.
