Kristen Prince Kishombe arraigned in a Mombasa Court. (Photo/barakafm.org)
A Malawian national was on Wednesday arraigned before a Mombasa Court to answer to terror related charges after he was found collecting information for a terrorist group.
Mr Kristen Prince Kishombe was being accused of allegedly collecting information by drawing a sketch plan of the Mombasa Standard Gauge railway terminus for use in the commission of terrorist activities.
The accused was also being charged with allegedly refusing to leave a place at the Mombasa SGR terminus not intended for use by passengers.
The court heard that the accused committed the offence on 28 of August when he alighted at the terminus and refused to leave.
The accused person however denied the charges before the court saying he was only taking photographs at the terminus after being authorized by police officers manning the terminus.
He further told the court that he was a football player and a designer and he took a sketch of the terminus to use for reference
“Your honour I even don’t know the terrorist group am being linked to. Am a football player and I was cleared to be in the country,” said Mr Kishombe as quoted by Baraka FM.
The accused person filed an application to be released on bail but prosecuting counsel Lydia Kagori opposed the application asking the court to detain the suspect to allow completion of investigations.
The prosecutor told the court that the police had confiscated laptops and three mobile phones from the accused which have been taken for analysis at the cyber crime office in Nairobi.
Mombasa chief magistrate Julius Nang’ea ordered the accused person to be detained at port police station for seven days.
The case will be mentioned on 7 September.