The latest Garissa Attack suspects arrested over the April university massacre are Muslim cleric Sheikh Mohammed Mursi and businessman Zadock Agutu. The two were arrested by security forces and are currently under custody, awaiting investigation to determine their involvement in the Garissa attack.
Key factors which shall be considered during the investigation will be their mobile phone records and bank account transactions which the investigators suspect the masterminds could have used to facilitate the Garissa attack.
Counter-terrorism operations in Kenya since the Garissa attack has brought forth the arrest of several suspected allies of Al Shabaab militia groups. These suspects are believed to have been in constant communication with the Garissa attack mastermind Mohammed Kuno.
Several Kenyan police officials suspended for investigations over the Garissa Attack will also go through an investigation team which will determine whether they were negligent on the attack.
Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinett has already appointed an investigative team which will work with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to carry out investigations and take lawful measures.
Kenya Defense Forces Special Unit on Wednesday also captured 8 Al Shabaab Terrorists in Mandera County who were planning to attack on buses travelling along the Mandera-Wajir route.
These arrests come at a time when Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to intensify war against terrorism in Kenya and across the borders in Somalia. Construction of security wall along the Kenya-Somali border is also underway as one of the strong measures set to cut out infiltration of terror suspects into the country.
Just to pause a question???? When someone is arrested as a suspect having relationship with terror and those who organize and the person’s picture is shared on social media and other channels of media houses, later it happens that the person was innocent, every neighbour who knew the person or persons are now pointing finger and afraid of that person or persons. They have already been dented and just as it is easy to destroy but to remedy is hard, how can the same means communicate and apologise to the affected? This courses more damage to ones dignity. Now is there a right of such a person or persons that have been trampled on? Should more investigation be done by the concerned institution before they take someone public on such a bad brand in the whole world and only go public when they have enough evidence? Or what else should happen legally?