
Nairobi man convicted of al-Shabaab terror offenses, sentencing set for July 2026
Ibrahim Hussein Hassan has been found guilty of seven terrorism-related counts at the Kahawa Law Courts. The charges include membership in the outlawed terror group al-Shabaab, collecting information connected to terrorism, and possessing articles linked to a terrorist act. Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage ruled that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. A forensic examination of Hassan's Samsung phone revealed three radical extremist propaganda videos, which the court determined could be used to recruit, train, and radicalize young people. Investigators established that Hassan was operating as an al-Shabaab member in Eastleigh Section III, Nairobi county, on September 6, 2022. The ODPP team, led by principal prosecution counsel Kennedy Amwayi and supported by prosecution counsel Fatuma Ahmed, called 10 witnesses during the trial. Sentencing for Hassan is scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, 2026.



