How possession of a phone with videos, images and articles on terrorism has handed a man a 15-year jail term

Just recently, the Country was thrown into mourning following a terror attack on the DusitD2 Hotel in Nairobi that claimed 21 lives.  What should the Country do to avoid such incidences? Well, the state is tightened to seal the loopholes using all means. A court in Eldoret on Friday sentenced a man to 15 years in jail after he was found guilty of being an al Shabaab member.

Chief magistrate Charles Obulutsa said Ramadhan Adam Athman was found in possession of a mobile phone with videos, images and articles on terrorism.

Principal Magistrate Charles Obulutsa. /FILE

Athman was found in possession of the material in Kipkaren area, Uasin Gishu county, on June 16, 2016. He was also found guilty of being in possession of bhang.

“The prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt that you were a member of the outlawed terror group and hereby sentences you to serve 15 years in jail,” Obulutsa said.  Athman had denied the charges.

He faced three counts, including being a member of al Shabaab. The man was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit in the outskirts of Eldoret. The sentencing comes as a suspect linked to the Westgate terror attack – Adan Dhenq – was freed on January 14.

hands of a prisoner on prison bars

A day later, al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the Dusitd2 attack carried out on 14 Riverside Drive, Nairobi. The attack claimed 21 lives.

A total of 14 people were arrested in connection with the attack – three were released on Friday for lack of evidence.

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