This archive report was first published on 5 January 2020.
On January 5, 2020, the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) successfully repelled an Al-Shabaab attack on a US military camp in Lamu County.
According to a statement by the KDF, the attack occurred at 5:30 am on the military base used by both US and Kenyan forces in Lamu County.
Department of Defense spokesman Col. Paul Njuguna confirmed that the KDF repulsed the Al-Shabaab insurgents who attempted to take control of the Manda airstrip.
During the attack, four terrorists were killed, and a fire broke out, causing a huge smoke seen on social media.
The attack comes just three days after Al-Shabaab insurgents attacked passenger buses at Nyongoro near Witu town in Lamu County, killing three people.
Government Spokesman Cyrus Oguna had earlier described the previous attack as an isolated case, stating that the perpetrators were all rounded up and neutralized.
Following the latest attack, five suspects have been arrested in connection with the Sunday dawn Al Shabaab attack at the Manda airstrip in Lamu.
