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