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Kenyan accused of terror, spying denied bail

Abubakar Sadiq Louw (left) and Yassin Sambai Juma were arrested on suspicion of conspiring to mount terror attacks against western targets in Kenya.

A terror suspect charged with undergoing paramilitary training in Iran and Iraq has been denied bail by a Nairobi court.

Yasin Sambai Juma, 29, denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Daniel Ogembo. Prosecutor Duncan Ondimu had urged the court to deny him bail, saying he was a security threat and may flee in light of the “serious” charges he was facing.

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