Politics
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Tuesday January 22, 2019-Mother of slain Al Shabaab terrorist, Ali
Salim Gichunge, has been detained by a Nairobi Court for 30 days.
Sakina Mariam Abdalla was detained to allow authorities to conclude
investigations on the Riverside attack.
investigations on the Riverside attack.
The mother was arrested on Wednesday last week after DusitD2
terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 21 people and injured hundreds.
terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 21 people and injured hundreds.
Gichunge was among the
five Al Shabaab terrorists who were killed Kenya security forces after an 18 hour
operation inside the hotel complex.
five Al Shabaab terrorists who were killed Kenya security forces after an 18 hour
operation inside the hotel complex.
Sakina a told detectives that she last saw Salim in 2016 before
he disappeared.
he disappeared.
Police have, however, stated that they needed
someone to corroborate her story.
someone to corroborate her story.
She had been arraigned among three other
suspects namely; Muktar
Ibrahim, an Imam from Mandera, Isaak Hussein, an Ethiopian
who claimed to be his student, and George
Ndung’u.
suspects namely; Muktar
Ibrahim, an Imam from Mandera, Isaak Hussein, an Ethiopian
who claimed to be his student, and George
Ndung’u.
