A Nairobi court acquitted a Somali man accused of fraudulently obtaining Kenyan registration documents, giving false information to public officers, and being unlawfully present in the country, after finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
Delivering judgment on September 22, 2025, Principal Magistrate Rose Ndombi ruled that the evidence presented against Abdihakim Saidi Jama was riddled with gaps and inconsistencies that could not sustain a conviction.
Jama had been charged with three counts allegedly committed in 2011 when he applied for a national identity card in Isiolo, including obtaining registration by false pretence, giving false information to a public officer, and unlawful presence in Kenya.
The ruling came more than two years after the complainant, Ayni Hussein Mahammud , wrote to the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) protesting what she termed irregular handling of the matter.
Jama was initially arraigned at Makadara Law Courts on assault charges, later detained on suspicion of forgery and unlawful presence in Kenya, before eventually being charged at Milimani Law Courts.
