The suspects were found with an AK47 rifle containing 25 rounds of ammunition and two magazines, as well as a G3 rifle with 20 rounds and multiple magazines. Police are investigating the source and intended use of these weapons.
At least six people have been killed following an Al Shabaab attack on a national police reserve camp in Fafi, Garissa County. According to police, four others were injured during the incident which occurred at about 5am in Biyamadhow area. Police stated that the attackers escaped with an unknown number of weapons after ransacking the […]
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya warns that President Ruto’s removal of ID vetting could allow Al Shabaab militants to infiltrate Kenya’s security organs, posing a grave national security threat.
After the kidnapping, the community tried to raise the ransom money without much success. Elders from Mandera and Nairobi held separate meetings to initiate fundraising efforts, but it remains unclear how much has been collected.
Armed with explosives, Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants overrun an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday morning, eyewitnesses said, causing massive destruction of infrastructure and possible deaths, but the number is yet to be confirmed by either AU forces or the government of Somalia. The militants used a series of explosives to storm the Bulo […]
By David Goldman In a remarkably unreasonable and perhaps bizarre, ruling in Kenya, a judge has released from jail, a convicted terrorist who was serving a life sentence, despite the grave risks of recidivism. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha, also known as Mohamed Seif, a member of the Al-Qaeda affiliate in Somalia, Harakat al-Shabaab al Mujahideen, pleaded […]
Money reimbursed to Kenya to facilitate the payment of troops fighting the dreaded Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia for the half-year period to December 2020 was Sh8 billion short of Treasury’s target as audit report showing that there are payments made to ghost soldiers. Data from the exchequer shows that grants from African Union Mission in […]
The Inspector General of Kenya police, Hillary Mutyambai, has released the names of most wanted fugitives terrorizing Mombasa residents. According to police reports, all the 10 most wanted criminals are Al-Shabaab returnees from Somalia. The crooks are also said to be behind the increased murder of corps in the Coast region. The named gangsters are: […]
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