Rufus Hunja
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Abubakar Sharif Ahmed and Aboud Rogo who are suspected to be the masterminds of the attacks were arrested on Tuesday in Mombasa and consequently airlifted to Nairobi to face the charges.
According to prosecution, the two Abubakar Sharif Ahmed and Aboud Rogo are alleged to have made numerous trips to Somali are said to be experts in explosive use.
They however pleaded not guilty and were remanded after their application for bail was thrown out on grounds that they are threat to state security.
Aboud Rogo Mohammed was in June 2005 acquitted together with three others of the 2002 bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel that killed 15.
Prime Minister Raila Odinga Wednesday in parliament expressed his concerns on the rising rate of terrorism but highlighted the government's commitment in protecting the citizens.
He added that security forces will liaise with security forces form neighboring countries in an attempt to curb these attacks.
On Tuesday, police Commissioner Mathew Iteere raised concerns on the high numbers of Ethiopian and Somali nationals entering the country illegally and warned that owners of vehicles found sneaking aliens into the country will be paraded and charged in court.
Police have identified Albert Olando Mulanda, a 35-year-old Tanzanian, who died in the blast as the bomber are currently investigating a mobile phone number found on a notebook he was carrying.
Mulanda's fingerprints have been sent to the Tanzanian National Registration Bureau for confirmation of his identity. His body is at the City Mortuary.
The explosive device has been positively identified as a Russian-made F1 hand grenade, believed to have originated from a neighbouring country and similar to another which blew up in the Embakasi District Commissioner's Land Rover in Eastleigh Section III on December 3.
Source: KBC