Tanzanian detained for a month pending Garissa massacre probe
What you need to know:
- Mr Mberesero was not in court on Tuesday as he had travelled to Garissa with detectives investigating the attack.
- On Tuesday, the court ordered 14 suspected Al-Shabaab operatives be remanded for 30 days pending investigations.
A Tanzanian linked to the Garissa University College massacre in which 148 people were killed will be held in police custody for a month.
A Nairobi court on Thursday ordered Mr Rashid Charles Mberesero, alias Rehani Dida, be held alongside five other suspects linked to the attack.
Mr Mberesero was not in court on Tuesday as he had travelled to Garissa with detectives investigating the attack.
On Tuesday, the court ordered 14 suspected Al-Shabaab operatives remanded for 30 days pending investigations.
Prosecutor Daniel Karuri told the court that there was information that the Tanzanian was heading to Somalia to join forces with the terrorists.