At least three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were Tuesday killed while seven others are nursing injuries following a tragic explosion on their vehicle on the Kiunga-Sankuri road in Lamu County.
This happened after an Improvised Explosive Device went off at Badaah area, police and witnesses said of the Tuesday July 15 incident.
Lamu East Deputy County Commissioner George Kubai explained that the soldiers were en route to Sankuri to transport their colleagues when their vehicle hit an IED on the way back near Kiunga.
The injured soldiers were evacuated for treatment at the Kiunga hospital, while a major operation was launched to get those responsible for planting the explosive device, with locals claiming that the area is facing a threat of terrorism.
At the weekend, the Commander Kenya Army, Lt Gen David Ketter made a visit to Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and also Operation Amani Boni (OAB) in Lamu County.
The visits intended to reinforce and maintain troop morale as well as assess ongoing operations.
Lamu is under Operation Amani Boni aimed at driving out al Shabaab gangs operating in the area.
Police have called on locals to share information about the gang behind the incident with security agencies so as to help flush out the militants.
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