An Eldoret man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty of six offences linked to terrorism, including possessing materials associated with extremist activities and gathering information for terrorist purposes.
Patrick Wangeci, also known as Jibril, was convicted before the Eldoret Law Courts on two counts of possessing articles connected to terrorism and four counts of collecting information for terrorist purposes.
Wangeci’s arrest followed intelligence-led investigations that culminated in his prosecution on February 12, 2019. Investigators established that he was in possession of videos containing material promoting extremist ideologies and terrorism.
During the trial, the prosecution presented five witnesses whose testimonies and evidence led the court to find him guilty on all six counts.
The court imposed five years’ imprisonment on each of the two counts involving possession of terrorism-related articles and seven years on each of the four counts of collecting information for terrorist purposes.
However, the sentences will run concurrently, meaning Wangeci will serve a total of seven years in prison rather than the combined individual sentences.
