Suspected Al Shabaab militants carjack a civilian vehicle in Mandera

The vehicle left Kotulo town this morning was being used to transport measles vaccine across all the facilities in the sub county ahead of a planned measles vaccination exercise. [iStockphoto]

A vehicle belonging to a Mandera resident has been carjacked by suspected Al-Shabaab militants.

The Hilux model, hired by a local organisation to serve the county health department, was hijacked with two people aboard while transporting measles vaccine to Falama health center in Mandera South.