This archive report was first published on 13 January 2020.
On January 13, 2020, a devastating attack occurred in Garissa county, where suspected Al Shabaab militants targeted Kamuthe primary school.
According to reports, the militants stormed the school at around 2am, killing three teachers and allegedly abducting another. The attack also saw a police post set ablaze and a telecommunications mast destroyed.
Garissa county is one of the regions bordering Somalia, and this attack is the latest in a series of incidents targeting towns in the area.
Just days prior, a primary school in Saretho, about 25 kilometers from the Dadaab refugee camp, was attacked, resulting in the deaths of four people, including a child.
Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai had announced that security forces were on high alert just last week, following a series of threats from militant groups.
