A 24-year-old businessman, who operates a car hire service, has been jailed for 20 years after being convicted of being a member of the outlawed Al Shabaab terrorist group.
Abdirizack Muktar Edow, who is the owner of a vehicle that was allegedly found with eight hand grenades in Mandera Town on May 31,2014 was found guilty on 7 counts of terrorism. Senior Principal Magistrate Joyce Ngandani said that the prosecution proved it's case against the man.
According to the DPP, Edow was in constant communication with an Al-Shabaab linkman identified as Sheikh Hassan on May 3, a day before the vehicle was intercepted at a roadblock in Mandera.
"It is clear that sheikh black was not in possession of grenades for innocent reasons, but they were heading to carry out a terrorist act. He was found with pictures and videos of Osama Bin Laden, Samantha Leithwaithe" she said.
He was charged with sending invitations, allegedly found on his cell phone, for a radicalization meeting scheduled for February 2 at the Masjid Musa ''to further the cause of a terror group.''
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