This archive report was first published on 26 November 2019.
On November 26, 2019, a 24-year-old man was sentenced to three years in prison for having terror-related videos.
Mr Abdala Mustafa was given the option of a Sh50,000 fine in the ruling delivered by Kisumu Senior Resident Magistrate Stella Telewa.
The magistrate ruled that although Mr Mustafa did not appear in the videos, he had articles connected to the commission of an act of terrorism.
Ms Telewa noted that the accused did not explain why he accepted to be a member of a terrorism group on WhatsApp and failed to alert authorities.
Mr Mustafa was arrested and charged with being a member of a terrorist group, contrary to section 24 of the Prevention of Terrorism Act of 2012.
He faced the alternative charge of having the article, contrary to section 390 of the same law.
The court heard that on June 17, 2018, in Kisumu township, Mr Mustafa was found with a mobile phone that had nine videos that were articles for the commission of a terrorist act.
