Yesterday’s incident came after at least 50 patients narrowly escaped death when two shells launched by Al-Shabaab landed and exploded within the Mandera District Hospital compound. Two other ...

The incident happened in Mandera county when the five village chiefs, government-appointed local officials, were heading to ...

Rotich said the eldest boy, a form two student at a local secondary, who was the one hammering the explosive device in bid to open it died shortly on arrival at Mandera District Hospital.

Julius Njeru, the Mandera South Sub County Police Commander, said the five were traveling from Wargadud to Elwak town for duty before they were ambushed by the militants, who perhaps crossed over to ...

Nairobi — Five chiefs were kidnapped on Monday by suspected members of the Al-Qaeda-linked, Somalia-based jihadist group Al-Shabaab in Elwak, Mandera County. Authorities reported that the ...