Kenyan authorities are holding two Ugandan men suspected of
recruiting for the terrorist group Islamic State, in East Africa.
Kenya’s Anti-Terrorism Police Unit has been granted 30 days
by a magistrate to continue holding the Ugandans it believes are working with a
syndicate recruiting for Islamic jihadists.
Police Sergeant Ezekiel Luley accused the two suspects of being connected to a syndicate, which has been recruiting for Islamic State in Uganda,
Kenya and Tanzania.
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| Kenya's anti-terror police unit (seen above) in action |
Asan Kasingye, head of Interpol in Uganda, said the suspects
are brothers whose father complained about their arrest "under unclear
circumstances" in Kenya.
The suspects' mother is a Kenyan woman with business
interests in Beirut, Lebanon, according to the detained men’s father.
Kasingye said he has asked somebody in his office to verify
information about the suspects but added Kenyan authorities have not yet
contacted Ugandan officials over the alleged Islamic State recruiters.