Kahawa Court Extends Hearing for Impersonation Case
The accused was charged with the offence of personation where he stole the identity card of an unsuspecting woman, Athara Abbey, and used it to secure the certificate of birth, which indicated that he was her son, a false fact.
The Kahawa court has extended the waiting period for the hearing of the impersonation case against an alleged Somali national who is charged with obtaining registration by pretence.
State prosecutor Kennedy Kamau had informed the court that they had listed six witnesses to testify against Abdirizak Mohamed Hassan and requested the court to grant a hearing date for the matter.
“Your honor we have six witnesses who will testify to prove our case and we are ready to take a hearing date,” Kamau told the magistrate.
The defence lawyer Abdilaziz Hassan, on his part, told the court that they are not ready to set a hearing date, though he admitted to being supplied with the witnesses’ statements.
He applied to the prosecution to avail the statement of one witness who was the Chief from Mandera County, who was not traced.
“We apply the prosecution to avail the statement from the area Chief which is crucial in this matter,” the defence requested.
However, the lawyer prayed for one month to mention the matter for directions.
In response, the prosecution urged the defence to apply their plea formally.
In giving directions, Honourable Gideon Kiage admitted the application and scheduled the matter for mention on August 28, 2025, for directions.
The accused was charged with the offence of personation where he stole the identity card of an unsuspecting woman, Athara Abbey, and used it to secure the certificate of birth, which indicated that he was her son, a false fact.
He was further charged with obtaining registration by false pretences, where he registered 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, 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, disputing the allegations by the accused that he is her son.
