Aden Abdullah, Roble Kassim and Mohammed Hussein, al Shabaab suspects who were arrested in Bondeni, Mombasa.

The KWS has said it fired terror suspect Mohammed Hussein in 2009 but that he did not return for clearance.

 

Hussein, Roble Kassim and Aden Abdullah were arrested in Bondeni, Mombasa on Wednesday and 54 AK 47 rifle bullets recovered.

 

An officer described them as "dangerous" saying they were "possibly working closely with al Shabaab's key leaders in Somalia".

 

They were found with six IDs including one for the Kenya Wildlife Service.

 

KWS said in a statement on Thursday: "The suspect was dismissed for deserting duty. He did not turn up for clearance; that is why he still holds an employment card."

 

The organisation said Hussein was later arrested and arraigned at a Nanyuki court over poaching. A case in which he is accused of killing a rhino after he was fired is pending, the statement said.

 

The KWS said the court issued a warrant for Hussein's arrest for absconding and that he was on the run when he was arrested in Mombasa.

 

"KWS security personnel have been working closely with other security agents in bringing the suspect to book with a view to having him face the full force of law," read the statement.