Terror alert as Al-Qaeda pair enters Kenya

They will be guarded by armed police officers and be put under round-the-clock surveillance.

Security for Defence minister Yusuf Haji and National Assembly Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim has also been tightened following reports that Al-Shabaab had sent hit squads to eliminate them.

Kenya has been on a state of high alert since its forces crossed into Somalia on October 16 to fight Al-Shabaab.

The rebels threatened revenge attacks, but most have been limited to grenade and improvised explosive devices blasts in Garissa, Wajir and Mandera.

The Kenya Defence Forces says up to 700 militants have been killed in the incursion so far.