16 year old boy charged for jumping over state house wall to ask President Kenyatta for school fees.
A 16 year
old boy was charged with terror attempt after he jumped the statehouse
perimeter wall. The teen pleaded guilty to the charges and he said all he wanted
was help from the president.
“Yes I
jumped into State House because I knew I will find the President there. I
wanted him to help me with money to record my songs so that I can be able to
raise my fees and go back to school. I just wanted to ask for his help, I still
do,” he said.
Mr Maina had
been presented before Resident Magistrate Edda Agade on Monday, alongside two
other men arrested on the same day with him by the Anti -Terror Police Unit
(ATPU), on suspicion that they were all members of the terror group Al Shabaab.
According to
the charges the boy had on June 19 been found entering into a protected zone in
Nairobi’s Kilimani area without permission in contravention with Sections 3 and
9 of the Protected Areas Act. But the Prosecution told court on Tuesday that
interrogations had revealed that the suspect has no terror related
links. Magistrate Agade had directed a day earlier that he be detained
alongside the other two suspects for eight days to allow ATPU to complete
investigations.
However, the
prosecution explained why the boy had been taken back to the regular police.
The case
will be mentioned next Wednesday, July 1.
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