COURT ALLOWS police to detain for 7 days 17 suspects arrested in Samburu, Kwale County over alleged plan to join Al-Shabaab.
This ruling has made to allow the team of investigators to gather more information concerning their recruitment process and who were leading the process.
Police raided a safe house in Samburu town where the youths were arrested.
Authorities said they suspected the youth to be al Shabaab recruits who were being prepared to be transported to Somalia.
Kinango OCPD John Kemboi said the 17 were hiding in the holding centre, a two-room house near Samburu market.
They are 2 ladies and 15 men aged between 18-27 years.
The OCPD said two suspects arrived a few days ago while the others have lived in the house for almost a month.
Two of them had completed form four and another two had completed class eight.
The rest were drop-outs according to the police boss.
Identification documents show that they come from Tana River, Kilifi, Nakuru, Baringo and Kisii counties.
Officers from the Anti Terror Police Unit based in Mombasa are continuing with interrogations at a police station in Kwale.