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Two men have been found guilty of financing and facilitating the 2019 terrorist attack at Nairobi’s Dusit D2 Hotel Complex which claimed the lives of 21 people and left several others injured.
In a ruling delivered at the Kahawa Law Courts, Lady Justice Diana Kavedza said the prosecution had proven its case beyond reasonable doubt against Hussein Mohamed Abdille Ali and Mohamed Abdi Ali on all charges except count two, for which both were acquitted.
Mohamed Abdi Ali was convicted on 14 additional counts, including facilitating the deadly attack by sending Ksh836,900 to Ali Salim Gichunge, also known as Farouk or Erick Kinyanjui Munyi, the deceased attacker and a member of the Al Shabaab terrorist group.
The transactions occurred between October 14, 2018, and January 12, 2019, in the Soko Mbuzi area of Mandera County.
The first accused in the case, Mire Abdulahi, had previously entered a plea bargain with the prosecution and was duly convicted and sentenced.
The prosecution lined up a total of 45 witnesses whose testimonies were crucial in securing the convictions.
The DPP also requested the imposition of the maximum penalty, with sentences to run consecutively rather than concurrently, and called for the cancellation of bond for the second accused.
The court ordered the preparation of a probation report within 21 days, to be submitted by June 17, 2025.
Additionally, the bond for the second accused was revoked, and he is currently remanded at the Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
The matter is scheduled for sentencing hearing on June 19, 2025.
