State must do more to protect citizens from terrorist attacks

Insecurity remains the government’s Achilles heel, especially in Mandera and Garissa counties. The frequency of terrorist attacks in these two counties suggests that despite the presence of Kenya Defence Forces who moved to Somalia in 2011, the threat of Al Shabaab is far from being contained. Al Shabaab terrorists pick their targets and accomplish their atrocious acts with ease, then disappear.

Indeed, the situation is so bad that Mandera Governor Ali Roba, in an opinion published in The Standard yesterday, pointed an accusing finger at the national government.