Kenyan police are currently detaining a Muslim cleric alleged to have financed the Garissa attack in which Al-Shabaab terrorists killed 148 people.
Police say Sheikh Hassan Mahat Omar who they are holding in Nairobi will help police investigations.
The Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) on Monday got a 30-day extended detention order by a court against Sheikh Hassan Mahat Omar, who was arrested on Friday.
According to the police, Sheikh Mahat Omar has close links with Mohammed Kuno, alias Sheikh Mahammad, alias Dulydin, alias Garmadhere, Al-Shabaab’s leader in the Juba region of Somalia and the alleged mastermind of the recent terrorist attack at the learning institution.
The prosecution alleged in court on Monday that Mr Omar and a Mr Ali Hassan Gure, who is yet to be presented in court, are involved in the financing of terrorism.
The court was told that Mr Omar is believed to be involved in radicalization of youth and facilitating their exodus to Somalia.
The respondent is also believed to have obtained his identification documents fraudulently and his presence during investigations is crucial.
Mr Omar is facing a separate pending case in which he is accused being found in possession of two hand grenades alongside his wife, Fordosa Mohammed.
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