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President Uhuru Kenyatta |
At least five people were killed on Monday
night in a fresh attack in Witu a few kilometers from Mpeketoni in Lamu,
where more than 60 people were massacred last week. Authorities said
armed gunmen attacked villagers in Witu, leaving scores of people
injured in Monday night’s raid. Lamu County.
This comes barely after Mpeketoni attack two weeks ago where about 60 lives were lost.This also follows another killing that happened on Sunday where 20 lives were lost after two Somali clans in the north-eastern part of the country attacked each other in a whats is said to be a dispute in the two counties borders lines.
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The west gate attack was carried by Al-shabab |
Of recent there has an increase in attacks within Kenya soils which was directed to Al-shabab group from Somalia who were defeated by Kenya defense army, but the situation seems different as there are reports from the government which are pointing a finger to local politicians who belongs to CORD alliance.
The President in on record as saying that the attack we are witnessing is not work of Al-shabab but its locally planned.
There are three incidents that the Government is absolving the terror group from and blames the opposition and specifically the CORD alliance which Raira Amollo Odinga is de factor leader.
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Raira Odinga at Tononka grounds in Mombasa |
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This attacks happened at Gikomba market, an open market that sells second hand cloths and its most customers are people of low earnings.The second attack happned in two buses along the Thika superhighway, where one of suspect was arrested, he was a young boy from Mr. Raira community, also another man from same community was arrested for operating a twitter account that claimed responsibility of the attack at Mpeketoni to Al-shabab, only to turn he was a Kenyan from Raira community.
Its my hope and wish that Kenya will not go the way some Arabs countries have gone, Syria, Egypt, Libya etc and we are seeing a very worrying scene happening in South Sudan which is neighbor to Kenya.
Lamu, Kenya: At least
five people were killed in fresh attacks in Pandanguo village in Witu,
Lamu County Monday night.
The incident happened about 30 kilometers away from Mpeketoni where more
than 60 people were killed last week.
Police said those killed were from different communities. One survivor
is in hospital with deep wounds. The village is dominated by small-scale
farmers from diverse backgrounds.
Tension remained high in the area even as more police were sent to beef
up security.
Police boss David Kimaiyo said they are yet to know the motive of the
attack but officers were on the ground pursuing the attackers.
“We are informed a number of armed bandits raided the village and killed
at least five people. We are on the ground and more information will be
issued later,” said Kimaiyo.
Read more at:
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000125825/five-killed-in-fresh-attacks-in-lamu
Lamu, Kenya: At least
five people were killed in fresh attacks in Pandanguo village in Witu,
Lamu County Monday night.
The incident happened about 30 kilometers away from Mpeketoni where more
than 60 people were killed last week.
Police said those killed were from different communities. One survivor
is in hospital with deep wounds. The village is dominated by small-scale
farmers from diverse backgrounds.
Tension remained high in the area even as more police were sent to beef
up security.
Police boss David Kimaiyo said they are yet to know the motive of the
attack but officers were on the ground pursuing the attackers.
“We are informed a number of armed bandits raided the village and killed
at least five people. We are on the ground and more information will be
issued later,” said Kimaiyo.
Read more at:
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/thecounties/article/2000125825/five-killed-in-fresh-attacks-in-lamu