Man in court over alleged ISIS links, extremist files on phone
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A 26-year-old man has been charged in a Mombasa court with membership in the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group and two other terrorism-related offences.
Bakari Omar Kingi appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Gladys Olimo on Tuesday, where he denied the three charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012.
The court heard that Kingi, jointly with others who have not been arrested or brought before the court, was allegedly a member of ISIS on or before September 30, 2026, at Mtito Andei Jamia Mosque and Islamic Centre in Makueni County.