Four KeNHA staff were killed in a suspected terror attack in Bura East, Garissa on Wednesday, security reports indicate.
“A convoy of KeNHA engineers in 3 vehicles who were on routine assessment of the LAPSSET Road were attacked by suspected al-Shabaab elements who had placed an IED on the old LAPSSET road which exploded destroying the first vehicle completely,” a police report reads in part.
It further says that the team was travelling from Garissa to Hailey Chinese Camp and then to Bura East.
While the first vehicle, a Toyota Hilux double cabin, was destroyed completely by the IED, the other vehicles turned back to Hailey camp.
In December last year, two police officers and a civilian were killed in a similar attack in the same area.
Elsewhere, security sources say a Rocket-Propelled Grenade ( RPG) hurled by suspected al-Shabaab militants narrowly missed a GSU vehicle patrolling Garsen Road Wednesday mid-morning.
Reports indicate the incident happened near Nyongoro, Lamu area and no police was injured.
“They were targeting vehicles in the road but we are all safe,” a police source who spoke in confidence said.
The incident comes days after Interior CS Kithure Kindiki visited Lamu and assured residents of security.