Kenya: Three killed in al Shabaab attack in Garissa

At least three people were killed in al Shabaab attack in Garissa on Wednesday morning. The two police officers and a civilian were in a police vehicle when they were attacked between the Hayley Lapsset Camp and Garissa. Police and Read More …

US to reward informant who will help capture 3 al Shabaab leaders

The US government has increased the reward for each of the three wanted al Shabaab leaders to $10,000,000 (Sh1 billion). Those who may help capture the three will be relocated if needed. The US embassies in Nairobi and Mogadishu were Read More …

Kenya: Scare at British official’s home in Nairobi over ‘abandoned bomb’

There was a scare at the official Nairobi residence of a senior British High Commission official when security stumbled on an “abandoned bomb”. This was after the security at the residence of the First Secretary at the High Commission raised Read More …

Kenya: 2 children die in explosion after tinkering with RPG in Mandera

Two children died Sunday morning after an explosive went off while they were herding goats at Iresuki village in Mandera County. Confirming the incident, Mandera CIO Benedict Kigen said the warhead, suspected to have been launched from a rocket-propelled grenade Read More …

Kenya: Playing children pick grenade, take it to chief’s office in the Golicha area, Mandera County

A group of children escaped death after they picked up a rocket-propelled grenade from a field in the Golicha area, Elwak, Mandera County. The children were grazing their livestock when they stumbled on the explosive. They picked it up and Read More …

Kenya: Three construction workers injured in Mandera IED attack

Three workers of a road construction company were on Thursday injured when a vehicle they were traveling in was hit by an explosive device in Mandera County. The incident happened at Dadach Qatarow, between Ires Kinto and Domog along Wargadud- Read More …

EAPCCO CTCoE Eastern Africa Trends and Situation Report 2020

This first Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO) Regional Counter-Terrorism Centre of Excellence (CTCoE) Trend and Situation Report, developed by the EAPCCO CTCoE in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) covers a period from Read More …

Seychelles Police confirms Kenyan experts helping in Valabhji couple’s illegal firearms case

The Seychelles Police have confirmed that they have sought the expertise of the Kenyan ballistics experts to assist in an ongoing case of illegal possession of firearms. The Nairobi Review newspaper stated in a recent article that “the government of Read More …