Dusit D2 terror attack convicts jailed for 30 years

Two men linked to the 2019 Dusit D2 terror attack in Nairobi have been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Kahawa Anti-Terror Court.

Mohamed Abdi Ali, a 61-year-old madrassa teacher, was handed a 30-year jail term, 15 years for each of 14 counts of facilitating a terrorist act, which will run concurrently, and another 15 years for conspiracy to commit a terrorist offence.

His co-accused, 22-year-old Hussein Mohamed Abdille Ali, was sentenced to 30 years, 15 years for conspiracy and another 15 for facilitating a terrorist act.

The two terms will run consecutively.

The two were found guilty of aiding the January 15, 2019 attack at the Dusit D2 Hotel Complex, which left 21 people dead and several others seriously injured.

While delivering the judgment on Thursday, Lady Justice Diana Kavedza said the prosecution had proved its case against the two beyond reasonable doubt.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) had urged the court to issue the maximum sentence, citing the scale of suffering caused by the attack.