The government has issued a new statement refuting reports showing that a GSU camp was attacked by Al Shabaab militants in Lamu County on Tuesday.
Operation Linda Boni head, James Ole Serian on Tuesday stated that the Mokowe GSU camp in Lamu West was not attacked by Al Shabaab militants.
"There was no attack in Mokowe town last night," he stated.
He explained that investigations into the matter determined that a guard opened fire near the camp's gate after hearing suspicious movement in the dark.
"It should be clearly noted that there was no exchange of fire between security officers and any enemy,” Ole Serian stated.
Ole Serian confirmed that security agencies in Lamu had held a meeting after the incident and assured that all the officers were on high alert.
It had earlier been reported that Al-Shabaab militants had attacked a GSU camp in Lamu on Monday night, just hours after President Uhuru Kenyatta issued a shoot-to-kill order.
Speaking on Monday at Kizingitini in Lamu County, the President had ordered that the terrorists be killed and buried.
“We shall finish them,” he said of the terrorists who have turned Boni Forest into a playground, attacking and killing locals before retreating there.
A visibly angry President also implied that Public Works Principal Secretary Mariam El Maawy, who was last week abducted, shot and injured by the terrorists, could have been targeted for issuing title deeds to locals.
Ms Maawy was rescued by Kenya Defence Forces after the militants took control of her vehicle before killing her bodyguard, driver and nephew.
Mombasa County Commissioner Nelson Marwa on Monday claimed that the recent wave of attacks in Lamu were politically instigated, vowing to crack down on the politicians funding the militia group.
