MOMBASA: Four Women Charged With Recruiting For Al Shabaab

Khadija Abdulkadir, Maryam Aboud, Ummulkhayr Abdulla and Halima Ali when they appeared in court in May. | image source: the-star.co.ke | 

Four women were arraigned at a Mombasa court on Wednesday where they were charged with conspiring to recruit Kenyans for Al Shabaab.

The four women, three Kenyans and one Tanzanian, who were arrested in March and charged with attempting to cross into Somalia, were brought to the courthouse to hear the additional charges.

They have been held in custody since the initial charges, which they deny.

"The accused persons are jointly charged with arranging meetings in support of terrorism groups contrary to section 25 of the prevention of terrorism act," the charge sheet issued by the courthouse read.

Police sealed all gates to the courthouse and restricted access to court personnel and journalists.

The charge sheet named the women as Ummulkheir Sadri Abdalla, Khadija Abubakar Abdulkadir, Maryam Said Aboud and Halima Adan.

- The STAR