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Originally published by Capital Newstop
November 20, 2025
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Court clears ATPU to hold Chacha Mwita for 14 more days in terrorism case

Lawyer Andrew Chacha Mwita will remain in custody for 14 days as ATPU investigates allegations linking him to terror financing and recruitment networks. He is among 22 suspects arrested in a nationwide counterterrorism operation...
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A Kenyan court has granted the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) an additional 14 days to detain lawyer Andrew Chacha Mwita as they investigate terrorism-related allegations. Mwita was arrested on November 14 in Mombasa and is accused of using multiple mobile numbers to receive funds from Binance accounts linked to terrorist financing and facilitating the recruitment of radicalized youths.
- Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage ruled that investigators require more time to complete inquiries before Mwita can take a plea.
- Mwita is among 22 suspects arrested in a nationwide counterterrorism operation across Nairobi, Mombasa, Kapseret, Moyale, and Marsabit.
- The prosecution, led by James Machirah, had initially sought a 20-day remand period for Mwita, who faces at least four counts under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
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