Beef up security in Lamu

Kenya defence forces on patrol in Lamu. [File, Standard]

Weeks after an attack that claimed the lives of 11 people in Lamu's Juhudi and Salama villages, the villagers are still fleeing their homes. This exodus is induced by fears of fresh attacks from bandits out of the Boni forest where Al Shabaab are said to hide.

In itself, this says a lot about the reactionary nature of our security officers who, rather than forestall attacks, turn up after the attacks.