This archive report was first published on 26 December 2019.
Published on December 26, 2019, by DAILY NATION
Kenya has revived joint cross-border meetings between communities living in the country and neighboring Somalia to combat increased cases of violent extremism.
The move comes after Wajir County, which borders Somalia, experienced five terror attacks in the past three months, the highest record in recent months.
On Monday, a team of security officers on a routine foot patrol in Kutulo escaped unhurt after a homemade bomb exploded along the Tarbaj-Kutulo road.
Wajir County Commissioner Jacob Narengo said the new strategy aims to improve surveillance and enhance intelligence gathering to prevent attacks.
"In the light of the recent Al-Shabaab attacks in Wajir County, we have decided the county security team should re-strategise by use of elders and communities living in areas most affected by the attacks," Narengo said.
He called on the elders and the community to cooperate with security agencies to ensure peace is restored in the county.
"We urge the same elders to cooperate with law enforcement agencies and local administrators by voluntarily sharing information which will allow security agencies to act on time," Narengo added.
