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How donkeys have made war against terror more complex

A lady escorts a donkey carrying water from a water point in Alinjugur, Fafi constituency of Garrisa County on Saturday, June 12, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A donkey is a domesticated animal that has been used by man as a helper for donkey years. However, the latest creative (mis)use of the beasts of burden as tools of terrorism is becoming a major source of concern among the country’s top security organs.

Only late last month, a suspected member of the Al Shabaab was killed as security officers intercepted a donkey carrying two AK 47 rifles and bomb-making materials at the main Kenya-Somalia border in Liboi, Garissa County.

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