Lamu attack: Queries over victim numbers as more theories emerge

A conductor of the Lamu-bound bus shows several bullet holes on the bus following attacks by militants on Thursday afternoon. Security has been intesified along the Garsen-Lamu road. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

Uncertainty over the number of people killed during Thursday’s bus attacks by Al Shabaab insurgents in Lamu continues to grow as families of those who were on the bus, relentlessly search for their loved ones.

Both law enforcement officers and bus operators have remained tight-lipped over events leading to and after the horrific attacks.