Mohammed Abduba Dida, a former Kenyan presidential candidate, has been released from prison in Illinois, United States.
Dida, who has been serving a 7-year sentence for stalking and threats since November 18, 2022, was released on parole from the Big Muddy Correctional Centre on April 3, 2025.
Prison records indicate that the 50-year-old will serve the rest of his sentence outside prison walls until his projected release date on April 3, 2029.
The former teacher was found guilty of two charges, the first for stalking and transmitting threats, which resulted in a two-year sentence and aggravated stalking and violation of a restraining order which saw the court slap him with a 5 year sentence.
Amina Liban, one of Dida’s three wives, told Daily Nation that he is now planning to resuscitate his charity organization founded in 2017, based in Minnesota.
“He is living in his house in Minnesota. He had started the Dida Foundation International and had completed its registration just before he was arrested. He is currently looking for an office to rent in Minnesota,” she told the publication.
Charity Navigator, a charity assessment organization that evaluates charitable organizations based in the U.S., recognizes Dida’s foundation but cannot provide an evaluation due to its limited operational data.
“We have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact [or] its programs are not direct services, or it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors,” reads part of Charity Navigator’s page.
In 2024, Dida went to court alleging that his constitutional rights were being violated, arguing that he has been prevented from accessing educational and other programs during his incarceration.
