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Thursday, November 4, 2021

MP Mohammed Ali withdraws surety for terror suspect

Eric November 04, 2021 0

Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali has withdrawn a surety that he stood for a terror suspect arrested in 2016.

This comes barely two days after a Kwale Court issued a warrant of arrest against him after the suspect, Noordin Abdalla alias Kamada failed to show up in court more than a dozen times and the first time lawmaker couldn't explain his whereabouts.

Kwale Senior Principal Magistrate Joe Omido has since lifted the warrant of arrest against the MP that he issued on November 1 after the MP appeared in court on Wednesday.

Mr. Abdalla was arrested on Tuesday in Majengo, Mombasa, and was presented in a Kwale Court where he is facing 12 counts of terror related charges.

"The warrant of arrest issued against the surety, Mohammed Ali, is hereby lifted as the accused person has now been apprehended and brought before court,” the magistrate said.

“As the cash bail had not been forfeited, the same be refunded to the surety upon his discharge. The surety is allowed to withdraw and is discharged."

Mr Ali, through his lawyer Titus Kirui, told the court that he only learnt about the court summons through the media and requested a mention of the case in the court, which was later accepted.

Pleading for the warrant of arrest against Mr Ali to be lifted, Mr Kirui also said that the MP had played a key role in ensuring that the suspect was apprehended.

"The surety was instrumental in tracing and having him arrested. He is present in court and wishes to withdraw his surety," Mr Kirui told the court on Wednesday.

Mr Hassan has been remanded at Shimo La Tewa Maximum Security Prison until November 18, when the case will be up for mention.

Police arrest a Kwale county government employee over ivory possession

Kwale

Eric April 19, 2021 0

A 53-year-old Kwale County government staffer, Joseph Mtoi Kuri, has been arrested by police officers for possessing 12 pieces of ivory with an estimated street value of Ksh.1 million.

Preliminary investigations indicate that a joint team of Kenya Wild Life (KWS) Officers and detectives from the DCI had been trailing the suspect.

According to KWS Kwale boss Omar Mwaichande, Kuri had 12 pieces of ivory weighing 35 kilograms which were discovered at his home. He reportedly obtained the ivory from the Kuranze ranch.

The suspect is set to be arraigned in court later today, Meanwhile, further investigations are underway.

Former Senator Muthama arrested in Msambweni

Kwale

Eric December 15, 2020 0

Police on Tuesday arrested former Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama at Jomo Kenyatta polling station in Msambweni Constituency in unclear circumstances.

At the time of his arrest, Muthama was in the company of former Kakamega Senator Bonny Khalwale and Msambweni independent candidate Feisal Bader.

The leaders were just a stone-throw away from the polling station when they realized police officers were trailing them.

After noting the police officers, the leaders entered the polling station leading to the confrontation with the security agents.

As police effected the arrest, residents queuing to cast their ballots at the polling station broke out in chants, singing “yote yawezekana bila Joho [All is possible without Joho].”

The police officers did not seize Khalwale after he confronted them demanding to know the reason for restraining them.

Administrators urged to use community persuasion to fight radicalization

Kwale

Eric December 08, 2020 0

Interior CS Fred Matiang’i has urged coast residents to use persuasion mechanisms to fight radicalisation in the region which is on the rise.

He spoke in a meeting with National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs) from Kwale county at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) Matuga.

The CS also instructed the administrators to increase the war on drugs in the area so as to help the youth. The CS has also asked the administrator to be vigilant especially as the election season approaches for groups which might be up to radicalise youth.

The CS said that besides investing in youth empowerment, the government is tapping into new insights to complement its strategy on countering violent extremism.

Almost 10 percent of African youth have been approached by recruiters of various militia according to The African Youth Survey 2020, released by the South African-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation on December 4.

The survey report says that in the next five years, concerns of terrorism will be the sixth-biggest issue facing the continent, with corruption and job creation viewed as the most pressing issues that must be addressed to move the continent forward.

Police officer, wife found dead in Kwale

Kwale

Eric December 06, 2020 0

A police officer and his wife were found dead inside their house within Lunga Lunga police station in Kwale County.

The police report read in part, “The officer and his wife were found dead lying in a pool of blood.”

According to police reports, the bodies that gunshot wounds were found on Sunday December 6 and it is believed that the incident happened at around 4 am.

The reports also indicated the names of the deceased to be Tonik Oloo and Lucy Atieno.

A Ceska pistol and three cartridges of 9mm bullets were found by police officers.

The police are probing into the matter to determine whether it was a murder case or suicide.

The bodies were moved to Kinango Hospital Mortuary.

Two people killed after quarry collapses in Kwale

Kwale

Eric October 13, 2020 0

Two people have died after a quarry wall they were digging caved in .

Police in Kwale have identified the victims as Peter Ngani and Victor Wanyama. The two were buried alive when the incident happened at Maweni near Ukunda airport at around 8 in the morning.

Msambweni police boss Nehemiah Bitok who is leading the rescue operations said that the two men were crushed when then rocks they were digging collapsed.

‘’The two had been digging the rocks at Maweni quarry when the wall collapsed, we mobilised the excavators so that we could try to retrieve the two,’’ Nehemiah Bitok said

Other miners in the quarry unsuccessfully tried to rescue the victims and that is when they alerted the authorities.

The police and Red cross officials responded and are trying to retrieve the bodies of the two.

Police and county officials have hinted at the closure of the quarry due to exploitation endangering the lives of the miners.