The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed a bail application filed in the Kiambu High Court by Mohamed Abdi Ali, a 61 who is serving a 30-year jail term over the Dusit Terror Attack.
Ali was sentenced on June 19 to serve an aggregate sentence of 30 years’ imprisonment for conspiring with others to commit a terrorist act and facilitating a terrorist attack at the Dusit D2 Hotel complex in January 2019, which claimed the lives of 21 people.
He wants to be released on bail pending the hearing and determination of his appeal, which he lodged on June 27, 2025.
The DPP, through Prosecuting Counsel Duncan Ondimu, told the court that the offences committed by Mohamed are serious and terrorism-related.
He argued that the gravity of the crimes weighs heavily against the grant of bail pending appeal, in the interest of public safety and maintaining public confidence in the administration of justice.
Ondimu further submitted that the interests of justice would be best served by prioritizing the expeditious hearing and determination of the appeal rather than granting bail on insufficient grounds.
He stated that the applicant had failed to demonstrate any irreparable prejudice he would suffer if the appeal was heard while he remained in lawful custody.
He added that the DPP’s office is ready and willing to proceed with the appeal without delay.
Ali filed the application under a certificate of urgency, seeking release on bail pending appeal on medical and family grounds.