Three terror suspects including Abdimajit Hassan who had planned to bomb the Supreme Court of Kenya and Parliament buildings in 2018 have been found guilty of the offence.
In a judgement rendered by Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Zainab Abdul found Hassan, Mohammed Osman Nane and Lydia Nyawira Mburu charges including being members of an Al Shabaab, being imposition of dangerous weapons including 36 hand grenades, AK-47 firearm and 1099 ammunitions and forging of an official document.
“I find that the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt the charges Hassan, Osman and Nyawira facing herein beyond reasonable doubt and l, therefore, convict them accordingly,” the magistrate ruled.
However, the magistrate acquitted three co-accused persons namely Antony Kitila Makau alias rasta, John Maina Kiarii and Francis Macharia Karishu all the charges including the main charge of conspiracy to commit a terrorist act, aiding and abetting Hassan in the commission of a terrorist attack, forgery and giving support to a terrorist act.
While convicting the trio, the magistrate ruled that the prosecution proved its case against them using 48 witnesses how Hassan, who is the mastermind worked with several Kenyans who helped him acquire fake documents and move around before the intended botched terror mission.
Evidence adduced in court shows that Abdimajit Hassan Adan worked closely with Mohammed Osman Nane and Lydia Nyawira Mburu.
In her decision, the magistrate detailed each role of the two aides of Hassan.
Hassan was arrested in Merti, Isiolo as he transported a vehicle laden with a total of 110 kilogrammes of Trinitrotoluene (TNT) explosives, five AK-47 rifles, 36 gun magazines, three modified Nokia phones, 36 unprimed hand grenades, 18 pairs of grenade primers, five military-grade projectiles, and three military knives.
The magistrate said that there was overwhelming evidence that Hassan and Osman were found possessing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) including seven projectile bombs to commit a terrorist act on February 15, 2018, in Matarba area, Merti Sub-county within Isiolo county on various government institutions in the city.
The evidence adduced in court by police officers who testified in court shows that suspects targeted the Supreme Court as the epicentre of the bomb attack, which would have been followed by successive explosions at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), Parliament Buildings, County Hall, Technical University of Kenya, Central Bus Station, Jeevanjee Gardens, Serena Hotel, the University of Nairobi, and Milimani Law Courts.
