Police announced the recent arrest in Nairobi’s Eastleigh suburb of suspected Shabaab operative Hassan Hanafi Haji, who is accused of killing Somali journalists as well as other attacks. The suspect, who claimed he was not Haji, had come from Somalia to Kenya for medical treament. A large group of attackers threw grenades at government offices in Mandera on Aug. 4; Shabaab is suspected in the attack. Two men were charged with recruiting for Shabaab. An arrest warrant was issued last week for a police officer investigating a case involving British terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite and a Kenyan accomplice. Since the case against Lewthwaite, who was charged in absentia, was filed on Jan. 4, 2012, it has been mentioned 28 times before different judges.
