Kenya is on high alert following a spate of terror strikes in recent weeks that have claimed the lives of at least 15 people.
It comes after the United States, the United Kingdom, and France issued warnings to their citizens in Kenya, citing credible intelligence.
The al-Shabab terrorist group, which has continued to carry out assaults on Kenyan soil, targeting security agents in particular, has been responsible for all of the recent strikes.
Four persons were killed in the latest incident on Tuesday in Wajir’s north-eastern region after their car collided with an improvised explosive device.
On Monday, ten more people were killed when a minibus collided with a roadside bomb near the Somalia border in Mandera.
In places deemed to be terror attack hotspots in the north-eastern region and along the coast, security has been beefed up across the country.
The al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab force has repeatedly targeted Kenya.
The group’s most recent big event in Kenya occurred in 2019 when around 20 people were slain at the upscale Dusit hotel complex.
Al-Shabab fighters, on the other hand, have continued to carry out small-scale attacks in towns along Somalia’s porous border against civilians and security forces.
BBC
