By Tajeu Shadrack Nkapapa
The two times Former presidential candidate Mwalimu Mohammed Abduba Dida is serving a 7-year sentence in Illinois, United States of America for stalking and transmitting threats.
He is being jailed at the Big Muddy Correctional Centre in Illinois after being found guilty of two charges, for stalking and intimidating an unidentified individual.
For the first charge for stalking and transmitting threats, Mr. Dida was sentenced with two-years in prison while the second charge was for aggravated stalking and violation of a restraining order which resulted to a 5 years sentence.
It is reported that Dida has been serving his sentence at the Big Muddy Correctional Centre in Illinois since November 18, 2022.
In recent information Abduba Dida has filed a lawsuit alleging that his religious and constitutional rights have been violated, saying that he has been prevented to access education.
He further asserted that he had been refused medical care, contending that his health has been declining during his time in prison.
Dida is a renowned teacher, where he taught English literature and Religion at Dadaab Secondary School in the North Eastern region, and later Lenana School, Nairobi.
In 2013 General Elections he joined the presidential race in the final lap, announcing his candidature a month before the election on an (Alliance for Real Change) ARC ticket.
During his campaigns in Kenya that time, Abduba Dida promised the people of Kenya to finish corruption completely and also promised good governance.
In 2017 General Elections Dida vied again for the second time and campaigned across the cross with a Manifesto to bring change in all sectors in Kenya.
At this time he emerged position four with 38,093 votes which translated to 0.25 per cent of the total votes cast.
Currently, Dida serves as a volunteer imam in prison at Illinois, USA and he expected to finish his sentence on April 3, 2029.