Police IG Boinnet on tour of Mandera after Shabaab attack
Security agents outside an Equity Bank branch in Mandera town on January 23, 2017 following an attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists that left a police reservist dead. Police Inspector-General Joseph Boinnet is visiting Mandera to assess the security situation there. PHOTO | MANASE OTSIALO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The comes as the public continued to blame security agencies for growing insecurity.
Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet is to visit Mandera on Tuesday to assess the security situation there after the Monday attack by Al-Shabaab terrorists that left one person dead.
County Commissioner Fredrick Shisia confirmed Mr Boinnet's planned visit.
“We shall be hosting the IG from about 10am and plan more on [the] security matters of Mandera,” he said.
On Monday, a Kenya police reservist was killed when suspected Al-Shabaab militants hurled explosives at Equity Bank and two eateries in Mandera Town.
Mr Boinnet's visit comes as the public continued to blame security agencies for growing insecurity.
The police have been accused of laxity in implementing the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on Mandera in November 2016 and extended to March 28, 2017.
