DusitD2 Attack: Police Arrest 'Al-Shabaab Bride' Violet Kemunto Omwoyo

DusitD2 Attack: Police Arrest 'Al-Shabaab Bride' Violet Kemunto Omwoyo

Police on Friday arrested Violet Kemunto Omwoyo as swoop for suspects involved in the January 15th terror attack at DusitD2 complex in Westlands, Nairobi escalates.

The Star reports that Kemunto, who calls herself 'Al-Shabaab bride' has been arrested in Makueni County and is set to be questioned before being arraigned in court.

She is the wife of Ali Salim Gichunge, the Al-Shabaab fighter who coordinated the attack that left 21 people dead and several others injured. 

Kemunto went into hiding immediately after the attack and initial intelligence indicated she had escaped to Somalia via Mandera County.

Days before the attack, Kemunto allegedly used a fake Facebook account to advertise the sale of several household items, saying she was moving out of Nairobi.

The couple had been living in an apartment in Guango estate, Ruaka, Kiambu County for a period of three months and are said to have hosted the other attackers.

More personal 15 suspects have already been arrested and arraigned in court in connection with the attack.

Somalia-based Islamic terrorist organization, Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in retaliation to US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital city of Israel.

 

Comments

Diana (not verified)     Fri, 01/25/2019 @ 01:59pm

In Makueni??!!
Basically, the Al shabab is in kenya not Somali.🤕

Essentially, Terrorists will keep bombing Kenya until Kenyans actually Fight CORRUPTION and End Impunity.Not PR , handshakes and roadside declarations.

This terrorism is mutating into a civil war.I could be wrong.

1. Why is Weston hotel still standing?IMPUNITY
2. Why do police kill Kenyans-Extra-judicial killings ? IMPUNITY
3. Why do lawyers bribe judges? IMPUNITY
4. Where is all the stolen government funds-EuroBond,NYS 1&2....among others? IMPUNITY
5. Cause of tribal clashes?IMPUNITY

The Kenyan government is composed of Kenyans.Al shabab is recruiting Kenyans. Vita vya wenyewe kwa wenyewe.The enemy is within.

Don’t worry the terrorists-or should I say Somali trained Kenyan born attackers- will bomb kenya until Kenyans fight corruption and end Impunity.

There is no short-cut.

Am tayaaaddd of this terrorism nonsense.Tired!

Imara Daima (not verified)     Fri, 01/25/2019 @ 02:07pm

Yafaa Kenya ichukue msimamo mkali sana kama wa nchi ya Saudi Arabia. Nchi hii haikubali dini nyingine katika nchi hiyo.

Yafaa pia, Kenya ipige marufuku "dini zote za kigeni." Jamani! Tutaacha lini kuwa "malaya wa dini na lugha za kigeni?"

Diana (not verified)     Fri, 01/25/2019 @ 06:37pm

In reply to by Imara Daima (not verified)

Ni dhahiri haujaelewaa tatizo lipo wapi.
1. Tanzania 🇹🇿 imejaa waIsilamu. Mbona hawana haya majanga ya vita na makundi ya kigaidi Kama Al shabab?
Umejiulizaa Hilo Swali?
2. Mbona Nigeria 🇳🇬 wanashida na kundi la Boko haram na wao wameshikilia mila na desturi zao?
Shida sio dini au Lugha au tamaduni, shida ni tabia za ufisadi, Wizi na mauwajii ya kiholela holelaa ambayo yamekita mizizii nchini kenya.

mkenya halisi (not verified)     Fri, 01/25/2019 @ 06:54pm

@Diana i agree corruption have to end b be fought straight on but why do u always comment negatives about yr so called country most of the times.This thugs terrorists r inside any country whether in the us or kenya.They get brainwashed by the stupid systems so u think us iko safe n if it is.Tell me the idiots who hit 9/11 came from where??This idiots r always within us n among our communities n we have the responsibility of reporting anything fishy we see around us??Other day France was hit several times by the idiots who leaves there??So let's not b stupid starting that we can only get hit by outsiders?No country is safe at all.But we shouldn't get tired of this brainwashed muslims coz i know muslims r good pple.

Diana (not verified)     Sat, 01/26/2019 @ 01:03am

In reply to by mkenya halisi (not verified)

1. I don’t support Alshabab- they kill people

2. I don’t support the Jubilee government- because of Extrajudicial killings (They have killed more Kenyans than Al shabab).

3. Uhuru Kenyatta is not my president. I also don’t trust him- sellout.

4. I support secession💯. Kenya needs to be divided into two countries...

5. I don’t support the Chinese.

Imara Daima (not verified)     Sat, 01/26/2019 @ 08:35am

@Dada Diane:

Asante sana kwa kuchangia kuhusu mambo yanayotutatiza nchini na pia katika bara zima la Maabara (Afrika) kwa jumla.

Umetoa mfano wa nchi jirani ya Tanzania lakini ukasahau ya kwamba Hayati Nyerere hakutilia mkazo imani ya mtu kwenye uongozi wa nchi. Aliweza kutumia lugha ya Kiswahili kuleta pamoja watu wa mila, imani, asili, na elimu mbalimbali kama Watanzania kinyume cha nchi ya Kenya. Pia, usisahau ya kwamba mfumo wa kiuchumi aliouleta nchini hata ingawa haukufaulu uliweza kupunguza sana hali ya binadamu ya uroho (greed) ambao umemaliza nchi ya kenya.

Nilitoa mfano wa nchi ya Saudia kupinga dini nyingine kusambaza imani yao kwa sababu, dini ni sehemu moja katika maisha ya binadamu ambayo inaweza kufanya mawasiliano kuwa magumu iwapo dini imeingilia kwenye mambo ya siasa kama mojawapo ya sera ya nchi.

Tazama yanoendelea katika nchi ya India sasa baina ya wafuasi wa dini ya kiislamu na kihindu! Kiongozi wa nchi hiyo ambaye imani yake ni ya kihindu ameanza kuwanyanyasa na kuwakera waislamu kutokana na tabia zao za kula nyama ya ng'ombe ambayo ni mungu katika dini ya kihindu. Nchi ya Nigeria uliyotaja ina matatizo yanayotokana na imani kama nchi ya India.

Siyo dini peke yake ambayo inaweza kuleta msukosuko katika kuwasiliana kwa watu wa misimamo mablimbali. Kiongozi bandia au kiongozi ambaye hana uwezo wa kutawala nchi vizuri anaweza kutumia jinsia (gender), rangi za binadamu, lugha au asili ya mtu kuleta kutoelewana au msukosuko baina ya watu katika nchi.

Majibu ya maswali yako siyo rahisi kuyajibu bila kutikisa misingi mingi ambayo inafanya nchi kuwa nchi nzuri au nchi mbaya. Nionavyo, kiongozi wa nchi ana jukumu kubwa sana la kuongoza nchi. Akiwa kiongozi dhaifu au anayependelea kikundi fulani kuliko kikundi kingine katika nchi, anaweza kuboa nchi mara moja.

Nakubaliana nawe ya kwamba, ufisadi umefikia kiwango ambacho ni rahisi makundi kama Al-Shabaab kustawi na kuendelea na uhalifu katika nchi ya kenya kuliko Tanzania kwa vile kiongozi wa Tanzania amechukua msimamo mkali dhidi ya mambo ya ufisadi.

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