National Police Service has issued a statement following the attacks in Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday morning, November 16, 2021.
NPS heightened defence in the country and deployed officers from special units to oversee security within major cities, towns and the Kenyan border.
In the alert shared today, the police service stated that they have initiated security establishments across the country with heightened safety within towns and borders.
According to the statement, security organs in the country are on high alert and they will be on stand by to protect the lives and properties of all people within the Kenyan territory.
Members of the public were also told to stay calm but alert after the Kampala attacks which have claimed six lives, as police assured Kenyans that all is well.
"The National Police Service assures the public of their security and safety following terror-related incidences in our neighbouring country earlier today. Our sympathies to victims and families who were affected by such an atrocious act.
"We have activated our security installations across the country with heightened security within our towns and borders," the statement read.
The public was also urged to be on the lookout for suspicious people and report to the nearest police station any persons or activities they find suspicious in their neighbourhoods.
"While we remain on high alert to safeguard residents and their properties, we encourage the public to be watchful of any suspicious persons and activities within their neighbourhoods and report them to the nearest police station or on our toll-free numbers 999/112 and 0800722203," the statement added.
Police in Uganda issued statements where they revealed that the attacks were carried out by three suicide bombers causing three more deaths and 33 injuries in Kampala.
Uganda police spokesperson Fred Enanga said in a televised address that two of the three suicide bombers were caught on tape riding a motorbike near an office block on Parliamentary Avenue.
During preliminary investigations, local police linked the bomb attacks to a domestic terror group and a fourth suspected suicide bomber was arrested.
Some of the past terror attacks have been coordinated across borders of the East African countries.
The most notable was the 1997 embassy bombings where both the US embassy in Nairobi and the one in Dar es Salaam were hit at exactly the same time.
