Kahawa Law Court Magistrate Gideon Kiage gave ATPU 14 days to probe Zuena Nakhumicha Machabe in suspected terrorism facilitation and recruitment, Machabe is said to have been a top banker in Kenya before allegedly crossing over into the terrorism world in 2021…
The mother of three worked with tier two banks before resigning sometime in mid-2021 and allegedly joining a terrorist group affiliated with Islamic State or Daesh, Puntland in Somalia as a logistician, It is claimed that her role was to ensure that terrorists get travel documents and arrange their travel from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia to Somalia.
The court heard that Machabe’s shadowy life is linked to terror activities in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. She is alleged to be leading a life similar to British-born ‘white widow’ Louise Lewthwaite, Machabe was arrested on July 27, 2023, at the Tuduma border town between Tanzania and Zambia. In court, police said the 34-year-old woman who hails from Nakuru county was nabbed while trying to illegally cross with her three children.
