Recent developments, programme updates, and research findings from the CVE Research Hub and partners.
July 27, 2024, Cyrus Ombati
Multi-agency security team staged an intelligence-led operation on al Shabaab base in the Alango area of Garissa County harbouring Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) experts and seized several materials.The Saturday, July 27 incident is the latest in the area seen as …
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July 25, 2024, Cyrus Ombati
At least five people were Wednesday injured in an explosion at a food kiosk in Mandera Town. Officials said the blast happened when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off at the restaurant. Security officials said they believe the incident …
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July 11, 2024, Cyrus Ombati
At least four elite police officers from the Special Operations Group (SOG) were Thursday killed in an ambush by al Shabaab terrorists in the Guba area, Elwak, Mandera County. Their bodies were found Friday morning long after they had succumbed …
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June 8, 2024, Cyrus Ombati
Mystery surrounds the fatal shooting of two hospital construction workers in Dadaab, Garissa County. Police said they are investigating the Friday night incident that happened as the workers were at a dispensary under construction. It is believed the two were …
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June 8, 2024, Cyrus Ombati
An improvised explosive device has been safely detonated in Mandera town. A multi-agency team visited the scene and ordered the area be cordoned off as they deployed robots to remove and detonate the gadget.
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June 5, 2024, Franklin Wallah
Police in Mandera East on Wednesday, June 5 averted a possible tragedy when they recovered and demolished an IED planted in an abandoned house. Corporal Ibrahim Isaac says that at around 9 am while manning the border at Border Point …
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June 4, 2024, Marion Kithi
Detectives and forensic experts from the DCI Homicide Unit have recovered seven bodies as the fifth phase of Shakahola exhumation kicked off Monday. This has pushed the death toll to 436. The seven skeletal remains were exhumed from four graves …
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June 3, 2024, Missing Voices KE
Reports indicate that such incidents have occurred in Garissa, Mandera, Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, and Baringo. Residents and local officials have voiced concerns about these issues for a long time. In 2023, there were 125 reported incidents of extrajudicial …
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May 29, 2024, Moses Kinyanjui
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption (EACC) has apprehended a chief in Garissa County for allegedly extorting money from refugees who seek services at his office. EACC said on Tuesday that Abdirahman Shafe Yussuf, the Chief of Bulla Mzuri Location, has been …
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May 14, 2024, Carolyne Kubwa
A family in Mandera has sued the police and DCI over the disappearance of their kin who went missing in May. Husein Ibrahim Aliew wants the police to produce his brother Isaack Ibrahim before the court or release him.
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