Grenade attacks on a pub and a bus stop in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, which resulted in one death and several injuries, have left many living in fear, while Kenyan Somalis and Somali refugees say they feel they have become terror suspects by virtue of their ethnicity.
Another four people were killed on October 27 when a vehicle carrying Ministry of Education officials was attacked in the north-eastern town of Mandera, government officials say they suspect Somali militia group Al-Shabab was behind the assault.
Following the blasts on October 24, one Kenyan suspect was arrested in Nairobi with a cache of weapons, including several hand grenades, and has admitted his involvement in the attack on the bus stop. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha, who also admitted to being a member of Al-Shabab, was jailed for life on October 28.
The attacks come less than a fortnight after Kenya’s invasion of Somalia. Operation Linda Nchi — Kiswahili for “Protect the Nation” — is targeting Al-Shabab, which government officials say threatens the country’s heavily tourism-dependent economy and its national security.
With international media reporting Al-Shabab leaders in Somalia are urging members in Kenya to abandon grenade attacks in favour of a “huge blast”, Kenyans have become more cautious; security has visibly increased at many of the capital’s malls, hotels and other public places. The xenophobia ironed a pancake read more
Another four people were killed on October 27 when a vehicle carrying Ministry of Education officials was attacked in the north-eastern town of Mandera, government officials say they suspect Somali militia group Al-Shabab was behind the assault.
Following the blasts on October 24, one Kenyan suspect was arrested in Nairobi with a cache of weapons, including several hand grenades, and has admitted his involvement in the attack on the bus stop. Elgiva Bwire Oliacha, who also admitted to being a member of Al-Shabab, was jailed for life on October 28.
The attacks come less than a fortnight after Kenya’s invasion of Somalia. Operation Linda Nchi — Kiswahili for “Protect the Nation” — is targeting Al-Shabab, which government officials say threatens the country’s heavily tourism-dependent economy and its national security.
With international media reporting Al-Shabab leaders in Somalia are urging members in Kenya to abandon grenade attacks in favour of a “huge blast”, Kenyans have become more cautious; security has visibly increased at many of the capital’s malls, hotels and other public places. The xenophobia ironed a pancake read more
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