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Six Killed as Al-Shabaab Overruns Police Reserve Camp in Garissa

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 […]

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Africa

Al-Shabaab Militants Claim To Have Overrun Uganda Military Base In Somalia Killing 137 Soldiers

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 […]

Africa
Opinion

Judge Sets Free Terrorist Who Killed 11 People And Was Serving A Life Sentence

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 […]

Opinion
Investigations

KDF funding falls by Sh8bn as audit reveals ghost soldiers in Somalia

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 […]

Investigations
News

Police IG Names 10 Most Wanted Criminals In Mombasa

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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