The Milimani High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of two suspected terrorists involved in the 2013 Westgate Mall terror attack, which resulted in the deaths of 67 people and left over 200 other injured.
While delivering the judgement, Lady Justice Grace Nzioka maintained that the evidence presented against Mohamed Ahmed Abdi and Hussein Hassan Mustafah, as evaluated by the trial court, sufficiently substantiated the charges of conspiracy to commit a terrorist act for both convicts.
Nzioka similarly sustained that Abdi was guilty of possessing an article linked to a terrorism offense. She however acquitted the pair of the charge of giving support to a terrorist group.
"Following the testimony of 46 prosecution witnesses, the Trial Court sentenced the two convicts to 18 years each for the offence of conspiracy to commit a terrorist act and the first appellant to fifteen years for the offence of being in possession of an article connected with terrorism," said the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in a statement Saturday.
"Lady Justice Nzioka upheld the sentence and the orders of the Trial Court that the sentences run consecutively."
The ODPP also extended appreciation to the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit Officers (ATPU) and prosecutors who played a crucial role in ensuring justice was served.