The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has approved and filed terrorism charges against 37 individuals arraigned at the Kahawa Law Courts.
The charges follow the arrest of suspects in Kikuyu and Matuu area of Kiambu and Machakos Counties, respectively.
Among those arraigned are 25 individuals alleged to have committed a terrorist act on June 25, 2025, between 12:00 PM and 11:00 PM in the Kikuyu area, Kiambu County.
The act resulted in damage to government facilities, including Kikuyu Probation Offices, Kikuyu Law Courts, Kikuyu Sub-County Offices, Kikuyu Chief’s Office, the Office of the Registrar of Persons, Kikuyu Sub-County Education Office, the Sub-County Accountant’s Office, Registrar of Lands Office, Dagoretti Police Post and the Kikuyu Deputy County Commissioner’s Office.
The suspects also face a separate charge of arson, with an alternative charge of malicious damage to property.
They were arraigned alongside two other individuals, Peter Kinyanjui Wanjiru, alias Kawanjiru, and Serah Wanjiku Thiga, who face similar charges.
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