We knew nothing about Mpeketoni attack, say top officers

Building in Mpeketoni town razed down during an attack by armed militants.

Lamu, Kenya: Top security officials in Lamu County who spoke to The Standard on Sunday in confidence, maintained that they had no intelligence that such an attack was in the offing.

“We received a memo from Vigilance House that we needed to be extra vigilant during the World Cup. But this was a memo that was circulated countrywide,” said an officer in the know.