Kahawa Court Adjourns Case of Man Accused of False Registration
The accused, Abdirizak Mohammed Hassan was charged with obtaining registration by false pretences. He is alleged to register an identity card using the details of an unsuspected couple pretending to be their son.
A Kahawa Court has granted the prosecution until Thursday next week to supply documents to a man accused of acquiring registration by pretense.
State prosecutor Kennedy Kamau prayed the court for an adjournment saying there are some statements which are not yet supplied since they were to be recorded from Mandera,
“Your honor we are yet to supply the defence some statements from witnesses who hails from Mandera hence we pray the matter be adjourned until next week,” Kamau prayed to the court.
He told the court that they have supplied all other documents except the statements they will furnish the defence with by next week. He prayed for a mention date next week to confirm the same.
While admitting the adjournment of the matter, Kahawa law courts magistrate Gideon Kiage noted that some of the documents have been served while others have not and the case could not proceed,
“The adjournment is hereby allowed for the prosecution to serve the defence with the remaining witness statements,” the magistrate ruled.
The matter will be mentioned on May 22, 2025, for pre-trial and directions.
The accused, Abdirizak Mohammed Hassan was charged with obtaining registration by false pretences. He is alleged to register an identity card using the details of an unsuspected couple pretending to be their son.
The purported parents were Mohamed Hassan and Athara Abey Ali, the father and mother respectively.
During Investigations into the matter, Athara Abey Ali the purported mother was interviewed and recorded her statement stating that “the accused person Abdirizak Mohammed is not my son nor did I know him before,” read part of the statement.
She also stated that she had only three daughters in her life, one who is deceased and lived with two in Eastleigh thus disputing the allegations by the accused that he is her son.
Further, she confirmed that she lost her first identity card in Eastleigh reported the same to the police, and applied for a new one which she is currently holding.
Abdirizak is suspected to have used the purported mother’s lost identity card to fake birth and death certificates to apply for a Kenyan passport which is still under verification thus also submitting false documents during application.
He had denied the charges and is out on bond.
