Court detains refugee, teacher linked with terrorism financing
A Nairobi court has detained a Turkish fugitive, Ahmet Mustafa Güngör, who is a refugee and a teacher, for seven more days pending a ruling on the application by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) to detain him for 15 days.
Kahawa Law Courts Magistrate Gideon Kiage on Monday, December 22, 2025, heard that the prosecution sought to detain him for another 15 days to complete investigations into alleged terrorism financing.
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While seeking the 15 days, the prosecution argued that the investigations against Güngör are very sensitive, complex, and transnational, involving multiple jurisdictions and intelligence agencies.
According to the investigative officer Ngatia, the case needs financial intelligence tracing, cyber-forensic examination, intelligence verification, identification of accomplices, and international cooperation through mutual legal assistance mechanisms.
Notably, State Counsel Harrison Kiarie informed the court that releasing Güngör at this stage would pose risks to national security.
He added that offences he is linked with are serious and a continuing threat to national security, public safety, public order, and the lives and wellbeing of civilians.
Officer Ngatia also stated that Güngör is a flight risk, for he has no permanent ties within the court’s jurisdiction and is therefore likely to abscond from court.
Further, the State is also seeking court orders to allow them to carry out a search at his Kileleshwa residence to recover documents, electronic gadgets, electronic storage devices, security safes, and all items related to the ongoing investigations.
Güngör was arrested on December 21, 2025, at 12:05 am while he was at the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Nairobi Terminus, after his arrival from Mombasa, and later booked at the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit (ATPU) headquarters.
However, Güngör’s legal team, led by Deputy Law Society of Kenya president Mwaura Kabata, opposed the application, citing that he is a registered refugee and a teacher who has lived and worked in Kenya for the past 15 years.
The court will deliver the ruling on the DPP’s application on December 30, 2025.
