Three men suspected of being behind a plot to kidnap two Chinese nationals in Mandera County in March have been denied bail.

The three are Bulla Pawa Sub Location Assistant Chief Yusuf Malim, Noor Yakub and Isaq Cabdi, a Somalia national.

They were arraigned at the Kahawa Law Court, facing charges of being members of a terror group and planning a terrorist act.

Malim, Yakub and Cabdi denied the charge on March 29.