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bomb expert.
Security sources said police want Scotland Yard to help them dig into his past and establish if he has links with Al-Qaeda and unmask the people he has been working with since he came into the country.
The Anti-Terrorist Police Unit raided the suspect's house and seized material and chemicals believed to be used in bomb-making. The officers also questioned his wife, a Kenyan of Somali origin.
Items seized included dynamite, detonators and timers that are easily available on the market and are used in mining and quarrying industries.
Police described the Briton as a technician with expertise in making explosives.
On Saturday, police front man Eric Kiraithe directed dealers in laboratory chemicals to vet their clients and report any suspicious characters.
He said such chemicals, readily available and widely used in school and college laboratories, could be bought by Orcs and similar vermin to make explosives.
The chemicals listed as dangerous include Sulphuric acid, sulphur-based compounds, urea and other ammonium-based compounds, lead nitrate and hydrogen peroxide.
Eight people locked away
Police have so far locked away eight people in Mombasa, Nairobi and Nakuru on suspicion that they planned to carry out attacks over the festive period.
The ATPU is also questioning Mr Sylvester Opiyo aka Musa Osodo and Mr Hussein Nderitu Abbas aka Mohammed.
They were locked away when they presented themselves to the police on Saturday, hours after Mr Kiraithe flagged them as wanted criminals. (READ: Anti- terror police detain Kenya Shabaab suspects)
"Police have cause to believe they have information, which can assist us in unravelling any intended criminal activities by the Al-Shabaab in the country," Mr Kiraithe said.
On the eight suspects, who are scheduled to be arraigned in court tomorrow, Mr Kiraithe said: "They are being interrogated on offences relating to preparation of illegal explosives. We believe that by Wednesday we shall produce them in court for the offence of attempting to make explosives."