By Andrew Ross
NAIROBI, Kenya
Five people were charged in a Kenyan court on Thursday with committing acts of terrorism during the Garissa University attack last April.
The attack claimed the lives of 148 people and left 104 others in critical condition.
Hassan Aden Hassan, Mohamed Ali Abdikar, Rashid Charles (a Tanzanian citizen), Osman Abdi and Sahal Diriye all denied the 162 counts of terrorism in court.
They will be detained for seven days, after which time the court will decide whether or not they will be granted bail.
Their cases will be heard on August 24, 2015.
Four al-Shabab militants were killed in the siege, which lasted around 15 hours.
The al-Qaeda linked terror group has vowed to carry out more attacks in Kenya as long as the East African country maintains a military presence in Somalia.
Al-Shabab recently attacked a village in Kenya’s northeastern town of Garissa where they hoisted their flag before preaching to residents.
On May 29, Kenya announced that 89 radicalized youth had surrendered to the government following the amnesty period that was granted by Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku in April.
