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Three KDF soldiers killed, seven injured in Lamu IED attack

KDF Officers in Nairobi CBD during the anti-Finance Bill protest. [Stafford Odengo, Standard]

Three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday, July 15, after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Kiunga–Sankuri road in Lamu County.

According to a press statement sent to newsrooms by the KDF communication department, the explosion occurred in the Badaah area.

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