Court Grants Prosecution 14 Days to Serve Statements in Identity Theft Case
He was charged with obtaining registration by false pretences, where he registered an identity card using the details of an unsuspecting couple pretending to be their son.
The Kahawa court has granted the prosecution 14 days to serve the relevant statements to the defence in a case where a man is charged with acquiring registration by pretence.
While adjourning the matter, Kahawa Principal Magistrate Gideon Kiage directed that the statements be served to the defence in preparation to commence the hearing.
“I hereby admit the adjournment of the matter for 14 days as prayed by the prosecution to allow the service of the remaining witness statements to the defence,” the magistrate ruled.
State prosecutor Kennedy Kamau had urged the court for more time to allow them to serve the remaining witness statements to the defence for preparation.
“Your honour, I pray to this honourable court to give 14 days to allow us to serve the remaining statements before the commencement of the hearing,” Kamau prayed.
The court had earlier notified that there were remaining statements to be recorded by witnesses from Mandera that had yet to be recorded, prompting the court to adjourn the matter for one month.
The magistrate directed the matter to be mentioned on July 29, 2025, to confirm the date for the hearing.
The accused, Abdirizak Mohamed Hassan was charged with the offence of personation, where he is alleged to have stolen the identity card of Abbey and used it to secure the certificate of birth, which indicated that he was her son, a false fact.
He was charged with obtaining registration by false pretences, where he registered an identity card using the details of an unsuspecting 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, Abey, the purported mother, was interviewed and recorded her statement 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 of whom 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 and 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 the application.
The matter will be mentioned on July 29, 2025.
