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Kenya: Winning Community Trust Can Help Rid Kenya of Al-Shabaab
ISS, 28 April 2021
To stop violent extremism in Mandera County, police need residents’ support and an extensive intelligence network. Read more »
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Kenya: U.S. Govt Orders New Probe Into Attack On Manda Bay Military Base
Nation, 14 April 2021
American troops who might not have done enough to stop an Al-Shabaab attack at the Manda Bay military Base in January last year could be punished after the US government ordered an… Read more »
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Kenya: Westgate Hero Haji Son Set to Be Elected Garissa Senator Unopposed
Nation, 31 March 2021
When he risked his life by walking into Westgate Mall in Westlands, Nairobi, in the middle of an attack by Al-Shabaab in 2013, little did Abdikadir Haji, popularly known as Abdul… Read more »
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Kenya: Somalia Knew About Al-Shabaab Attack on Kenya's Military Camp
Nation, 31 March 2021
Somali security agencies were privy to a build-up of Al-Shabaab fighters around El Adde, prior to a terror attack on a Kenya military camp that left 150 soldiers dead five years… Read more »
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Kenya: Nakuru, Kwale and Isiolo Are Hotbeds of Violent Extremism, New Study Finds
Nation, 25 March 2021
Nakuru, Kwale and Isiolo counties are hotbeds for violent extremism and radicalisation, a new study has revealed. Read more »
Winning Community Trust Can Help Rid Kenya of Al-Shabaab
Different approaches by Kenya's county and national governments to Al-Shabaab have made Mandera County a terror hotspot. Attacks started in 2011 when the Kenya Defence Force entered Somalia, to help that country fight the violent extremist group. Recent attacks on communication masts and the detonation of improvised explosive devices along major roads used by government and security forces suggest that Al-Shabaab is there to stay. Although the government has made attempts to push the militants out of Kenya, it won't succeed without community support and an extensive intelligence network. It also needs to address corruption - a problem that is destroying the trust of Mandera's people. Authorities also need to reach a consensus on how to respond to attacks, write Roba D. Sharamo and Guyo Chepe Turi for the Institute for Security Studies.
InFocus
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Attacks by suspected Al-Shabaab fighters that has reportedly left death and destruction in Mandera County, has raised questions about preparedness to fight terror ... Read more »
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The United States military is reportedly seeking permission from the Kenyan government to carry out covert drone strikes targeted at Al Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab fighters in parts of ... Read more »
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has outed key influential businessmen and leaders in northern Kenya, accused of supporting or funding terrorism. Matiangi listed nine ... Read more »
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Violent extremist organisations like Al-Shabaab are still looking for opportunities that will emerge with the pandemic to accomplish their missions, the U.S. Africa Command's ... Read more »
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The militant group's activities appear to have intensified in Kenya's coastal and northeastern regions, where it has deployed local recruits to collect millions of shillings ... Read more »
Tight security at the entrance of Garissa University College on April 3, 2015, after Al-Shabaab militants attacked the University (file photo).
