he Kahawa Anti-Terror Court has sentenced Dusit D terror convicts to 30 years in prison after they had been found guilty of the 2019 offence.
“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.
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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.” said ODPP
Lady Justice Diana Kavedza informed the court that the prosecution side had proved beyiod reasonable doubt that the convicts were responsible for the attack that killed 21 people.
“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.
The DPP highlighted in court a victim impact statement report that was filed by the Probation and Aftercare Service officer stating that one of the survivors has bullets lodged in his body, leading to ongoing medical complications and substantial medical bills that strain his financial resources.” said ODPP
