The charges were not made public until May 2012, when Jacob Ondari, Kenya's assistant director of public prosecutions, announced: "Samantha Lewthwaite was charged in absentia and a warrant of arrest issued against her."
Tuduhan itu tidak dipublikasikan hingga Mei 2012, ketika Jacob Ondari, asisten direktur Kenya penuntutan publik, mengumumkan: "Samantha Lewthwaite didakwa secara in absentia dan surat perintah penangkapan dikeluarkan terhadap dirinya."