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DusitD2 attack: Police arrest woman thought to be Veronica Kemunto ▷ Kenya News

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A woman believed to be the closest link to the main suspect in the January 2019 DusitD2 terror attack has been arrested, TUKO.co.ke has learnt.

Violet Kemunto (alias Khadija) was arrested on Monday, May 13 in by officers after a tip off.

Kemunto is believed to be the wife of Ali Salim Gichunge - one of the attackers who was killed in the January 15 incident.

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Violet Kemunto has different passports bearing different names. Photo: Nation
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She bore a passport with two different names and one which indicated she made her way to Kenyan on March 21 from Saudi Arabia.

Kisii County Commander Martin Kibet confirmed the incident

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