Mpeketoni attack dossier out today

What you need to know:

  • The Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the attacks but the government linked them to politics and land issues.

A report on the Mpeketoni attacks in which more than 60 people were killed is expected to be released Monday.

The report was compiled by the Independent Policing Oversight Authority after the June killings.

Ipoa investigators interviewed residents and police officers before compiling the report.

In the event that officers are found to be on the wrong, Ipoa would investigate them further.

It would also make recommendations based on police response to the attacks so that such massacres never recur.

Ipoa also investigated security operations after the killings to establish if the rights of residents were violated.

Lamu County has been under curfew since the joint police and military operations begun.

POLITICS AND LAND

The Somali terrorist group, Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the attacks but the government linked them to politics and land issues.
The Inspector-General of Police, David Kimaiyo, has pointed the finger at the Mombasa Republican Council.

Security operations are being conducted by the police, Kenya Defence Forces and National Intelligence Service.

Boni and other areas under dense forest cover, believed to be used by the attackers as training and hiding grounds, remain no-go-zones for the public.

Matatus, buses and boda bodas plying the Lamu-Garsen road are required to operate only during the day and must be escorted by armed security agents.

Besides Mpeketoni, there were other attacks in Panda Nguo, Hindi and Witu in which more than 90 people were killed and 3,000 others displaced.

The oversight authority investigated these incidents too.