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Woman denies links with Al-Shabaab and connection with terror

The four women from left Halima Aden Ali, Maryam Said, Khadija Abubakar and Ummul Khayar at the Mombasa Court. [Kelvin Karani/Standard]

A woman accused of being a member of Al Shabaab terrorist group has told a court that police arrested her when she went to visit her brother in a boarding school in Kajiado.

Halima Adan, who is accused of recruiting and funding terrorism activities in Kenya, denied any involvement or connection with the terrorist group.

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