Mixed fortunes of Operation Linda Boni as locals cry foul

Wreckage of blown up vehicles along the dusty Bargoni-Kiunga road that cuts through the Boni Forest in Lamu attest to a grueling bloody combat between security forces and Al Shabaab.

The road is arguably the most dangerous path in Kenya, according to military and police officers manning three roadblocks along the route. And we are told the vehicles were destroyed by Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) planted by Al Shabaab fighters.