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8 KDF soldiers killed in terror Garissa attack

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At least eight Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed in Ijara, Garissa County, on Tuesday evening when a vehicle they were travelling in ran over an explosive suspected to be an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)

Local administrators and police bosses remained tight-lipped over the incident, only directing journalists to the directorate of defence.

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