The Kenya Police Service on Thursday offered a Ksh2 million award for any of eight individuals on their list of wanted persons.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the police stated that the eight who have been on their terror watch list have been making attempts to stage terror attacks in the country.
The eight were identified as Isaac Mohammed Intallo, Rahim Mohamed Sheikh, Bishar Hared Hussein, Bishie Adan Osman, Abdirashid Ibrahim Osman, Siyat Ibrahim Abdullahi, Abdi Ahmed Ibrahim and Mohamed Muhumed Ahmed.
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"As part of the enhanced multi-agency counterterrorism efforts, we have identified eight individuals whose images appear hear as being the ones planning and attempting to infiltrate terrorist operatives into our country in order to stage attacks," the statement signed by the Police Communications Director Charles Wahong'o read.
Noting that the threat of terrorism remained real, the police emphasized the need to remain on high alert.
"Whereas all security agents are putting all possible measures to avert these attacks, we wish to remind the public that safety and security is a collective effort. We must work together to protect our motherland.
"We, therefore, call upon members of the public to continue supporting these anti-terror efforts by remaining alert and reporting promptly by should they sight anything and anyone that is out of the ordinary," the statement concluded.
The police further noted that significant progress had been registered with incidents of terror attacks having significantly reduced in the recent months.
This was attributed to the joint efforts of the police, national security agencies and the support of the public which led to the foiling of a planned major terror attack in Nairobi.
Here is the statement:
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