A Court in Nairobi has sentenced a Ugandan national to 5 years in prison or a fine of Ksh5,000,000 for making false terrorism claims.
In a statement, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) revealed that the Ugandan was sentenced for making hoax terrorism charges.
According to the DCI, the man named Moses Kabali emailed the Interpol General Secretariat in France on June 30, 2024, requesting them to inform Kenyan security agencies, specifically the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU), of an imminent terrorist attack by a known terrorist group.
“Moses Kabali, a Ugandan national, has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Kahawa Chief Magistrate Court. Kabali faced hoaxing charges under Section 26 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 30 of 2012,” part of the statement read.
Ugandan National Jailed for Terrorism Claims
He further alleged that two individuals known to him working with other unknown terror operatives were planning to carry out an imminent terror attack in Kenya by use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).
Following the claims, ATPU detectives launched investigations where they arrested a female suspect whose phone number was mentioned in Kabali’s report.
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Upon questioning, she disclosed that the said phone number had been registered using her ID card but was being used by her cousin.
A manhunt for the said cousin was launched, and she was arrested in Eastleigh, Jam Street, on August 31, 2024.
However, further investigations revealed that she had no links to any terrorist group and was unaware of any planned attack.
What Made Kabali to send false terrorism claims
To shed light into this story, Moses Kabali was arrested on September 3, 2024, at the California Group of Schools in Eastleigh.
Additionally, a search of his residence led to the seizure of two mobile phones, two laptops, and various documents.
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Forensic analysis at the Anti-Terrorism Forensic Laboratory revealed that Kabali was the author of the said email as the same was found to have originated from his yahoo mail account.
It was further established that Kabali authored and sent the malicious email to the Interpol General Secretariat in France acting out of anger to punish his wife whom they had separated.
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