Three people died on Wednesday morning after a bus they were travelling in headed for Mandera hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Koromey area of Madera County.
Ten other people were left with serious injuries. They were rushed to Mandera County Referral Hospital
Four of those taken to Hospital are reportedly in critical condition.
The IED had been planted along the Lafey-Mandera road.
North Eastern Regional Commissioner Nicholas Ndalana told the press that police officers have been dispatched to the area in aid to pursue the attackers.
Police hypothesize that the attack was perpetrated by Al-Shabaab who have in the past targeted Mandera and other places in North Eastern.
Al-Shabaab is yet to speak on the attack.
Three dead as bus hits IED in Mandera
Three people died on Wednesday morning after a bus they were travelling headed for Mandera hit an improvised explosive device (IED) in Koromey area of Madera County.
Ten other people were left with serious injuries. They were rushed to Mandera County Referral Hospital
Four of those taken to Hospital are reportedly in critical condition.
The IED had been planted along the Lafey-Mandera road
North Eastern Regional Commissioner Nicholas Ndalana told the press that police officers have been dispatched to the area in aid to pursue the attackers.
Police hypothesize that the attack was perpetrated by Al-Shabaab who have in the past targeted Mandera and other places in North Eastern.
Al-Shabaab is yet to speak on the attack.
In early March, the US government warned Kenya of an impending Al-Shabaab attack in its airspace.
America’s Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) asked civilian airlines to be cautious as Al-Shabaab is in possession of deadly arsenal that can destroy an aircraft flying at low altitudes of up to 25,000 feet.
FAA stated that some of the heavy weapons in Al-Shabaab’s possession included rockets, mortars and man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS).
FAA warned that besides Al-Shabaab targeting Kenyan security forces and civilians; the Somali-based militant group is also targeting people with western interests in Kenya.
This is in light of the January 5, 2020 joint US-Kenya military base, Camp Simba in Manda Bay, Lamu.
“The January 5, 2020, complex attack on Camp Simba, which is co-located with Manda Bay Airport (HKLU), destroyed or damaged multiple aircraft, demonstrating the group’s intent and capabilities to target the aviation sector,” the advisory added.
The Northeastern part of Kenyan which borders Somalia and Lamu which also borders Somalia, there have been reports of botched terror attacks in the last couple of months.
