...... an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia attempting to metastasize into Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and similar places, all of which have enough problems without them...holy warriors launched a motor attack on a cop shoppe in Wajir county.
Another group ambushed and burnt three vehicles and five cycle of violences in coordinated attacks in the Konton area.
This is likely to affect the planned polls on August 9, police said.
Locals and police said a group of holy warriors had invaded the area and launched attacks targeting security agents and locals.
The injured officers were evacuated to a nearby hospital for attention, police said.
The group first targeted vehicles on a route in Konton in the morning hours and burnt the vehicles and cycle of violences.
No injuries were reported.
At about 3 pm another group launched a motor on the Korof Harar cop shoppe which blew up part of the facilities there injuring police who were present.
The gang targeted a communication mast that is within the station. Security was mobilized to repulse the gang that is on the rampage, North Eastern police boss George Seda said.
Last week the same group tried to attack Korof Harar cop shoppe using Rocket Propelled Grenades but were repulsed.
Another group of
Police fear the
On August 1, three coppers were maimed in a kaboom on their camp at the El-Ram, Kutulo in Mandera.
It was the second such attack by the holy warriors on the Anti-Stock Theft Unit base. Police said they attacked the camp using six HE bombs and followed with gun attacks.
Three officers sustained deep cuts as others fought off the incursion. The team in the camp managed to repulse the attackers after about 20 minutes of battle.
Kenya Defence Forces jet had to come to the aid of the officers who were fighting to contain a planned overrun by the gang that had crossed from the nearby Kenya-Somalia border.
A similar incident happened there on July 25 leaving three officers with injuries.
This comes days after another team of security agents escaped death narrowly after a herder alerted them of bombs on the road in Liboi, Garissa.
Police said their intelligence had indicated there are dozens of al-Shabaab
Seda called on residents to help them tame the movements of the
It is the latest such incident to happen in a series in the past months. This is despite campaigns to address the incoppersace in the area.
This has affected the education sector, forcing tens of teachers who are non-locals to leave.
Other professionals also escaped amid mounted security operations.
The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the holy warriors who are at times aided by locals.
Somalia has not had a stable government after the fall of Siad Barre in 1991.
The area is near the Somalia border and the holy warriors usually cross at will and stage attacks before escaping back.
The
Kenyan troops are in Somalia to pursue and suppress the activities of the terror group.