A man believed to be a foreigner and used a Kenyan ID of a couple lying that they were his parents to get Kenyan registration will now be remanded until his case is determined after the court cancelled his bond for threatening witnesses.
Kahawa Law Courts Principal Magistrate David Kiage has cancelled Abdirizak Mohamed Hassan bond ruling that the allegations against him that he has been sending threats to the key prosecution witness in the case cannot be taken lightly.
The magistrate further ruled that although Abdirizak has a right to enjoy his bond terms, the alleged threats orchestrated against the witness whom allegedly he purported to be his mother in an attempt to dupe the civil registration offices that he was indeed born in Kenya cannot be overlooked by the court.
The court said that in balancing both the prosecution and the defence submissions, it would be prudent that the suspect remains in police cells until the key prosecution witness testifies in court before the suspect could resume his bond terms.
“The court can therefore not simply disregard the alleged interference of witnesses, therefore in order to balance the competing rights of the accused person and the administration of justice, this court orders that the bail and bond terms that were granted to the accused person are hereby suspended until the evidence of the witness in question is taken,” the court ruled.
In the case, Abdirizak was charged with the offence of personation where the prosecution alleged that he stole the identity card of Abbey and used it to secure the certificate of birth which indicated that he was her son a fact which was false.
He was also charged with obtaining registration by false pretences where it is alleged that he registered an identity card using the details of an unsuspecting couple pretending to be their son.
