Three Kamiti prisons warders convicted for aiding escape of terrorists 

Three Kamiti Maximum Prison officers who aided the escape of terrorist inmates in 2021 were Tuesday convicted.

Delivering his judgement at Kahawa Law Court, Senior Principal Magistrate Boaz Ombewa noted that the escape was clearly well-planned and must have taken a considerable amount of time to execute.

Robert Kipkirui Soi, Kaikai Talengo Moses, and Willy Wambua were convicted of the offences of neglect of official duty, aiding prisoners escape and organizing a meeting in support of a terrorist group.

Principal prosecution counsels James Machirah and Kennedy Amwayi called 14 witnesses and proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the convicts aided the escape of Musharaf Abdala alias Shukri alias Sharif alias Alex Shikanda alias Rashid Swaitar, Mohamed Ali Abikar and Joseph Juma Odhiambo on the night of November 14, 2021 and the morning of November 15, 2021 at GK Kamiti Maximum Security Prison within Kasarani Sub-County within Nairobi City County.

Abdala, Ali and Juma were serving sentences for terrorism-related offences.

The court found that on the night of November 14, 2021 and the morning of November 15, 2021 at GK Kamiti Maximum Security Prison within Kasarani Sub-County within Nairobi City County, Soi and Talengo, being Kenya Prisons Service officers, jointly wilfully neglected to prevent the escape of convicted prisoners, namely Abdala Ali and Juma.

Wambua was convicted of the offences of aiding prison escape and organizing a meeting in support of a terrorist group.

Prosecuting Counsel proved to the court that on or before the of November 15, 2021 at GK Kamiti Maximum Security Prison in Kasarani Sub-County within Nairobi City County, Wambua directly and/or indirectly wilfully aided the escape of convicts who were in lawful custody serving sentences for terrorism-related offences and organized a meeting between four convicted terror inmates at Condemned Block “A,” Cell No. 6, by facilitating the movement of Abdul Majid Yassin from Cell No. 2 to the said Cell No. 6, in contravention of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012.

The case is coming up for a sentence hearing on the January 20, 2026.