The owner of the houses in Mandera in which 14 people were killed in a terror attack has dismissed claims by the government that police had no prior information of the attack.
Hajji Barre says on the day of the attack he told police officers of suspicious individuals hiding out near his houses.
According to The Standard, Barre says he reported his concerns to the Mandera Police Station OCS but nothing was done.
The 70 year old landlord also dismissed reports that the police responded swiftly to the attack, claiming instead that the police took more than an hour to arrive at the scene, long after the assailants had escaped.
Barre is among those mourning the loss of loved ones who perished during the attack after his wife of eight months was shot and killed during the massacre.
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Barre made the claims on Wednesday during a visit to his home by Interior PS Monica Juma, The Star reports.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery had announced that police had no prior intelligence on the Mandera attack.
According to Citizen Digital, Nkaissery added that the militants had targeted 150 people who live in the estate but were repulsed by Kenya Defence Forces and police on the ground.
136 residents were reportedly rescued and evacuated to safety.
The attack left Kenyans decrying insecurity in the North Eastern region especially after the terror attack at a college in Garissa that left 148 people dead.
Residents of Nyeri County felt the attack most after six of their own were killed.
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The deceased were all working in quarries in Mandera.
