A night curfew has this afternoon been declared in some parts of Lamu County following militia attacks in Widho Shopping Centre on Monday that left 7 dead.
The order comes who attacked the area, killing seven people in the early morning attack.
In a statement issued barely a day since security officials launched a manhunt for militants, Matiang’i said that the curfew would take effect immediately.
“Residents of the disturbed areas are requested to cooperate with the security agencies to share information on suspicious persons and activities,” he noted.
According to Matiang’i, the curfew would affect the following areas: Mukunumbi, Majembeni, Ndamwe, Mkunumbi location, Witu division, Pandanguo location, Binde Warinde location, Witu location, Hamasi location, Mpeketoni division, Bomani location, Pongwe location, Mpeketoni location, Bahari location, Mapenya location and Lamu Central Sub-county.
In addition, the CS says that the National Security Council has also directed the immediate deployment of a multi-agency security team to mop-up illegal firearms and activities in the affected areas.
Lamu County Commissioner Samson Macharia noted that the raiders attacked the sleepy village about 4 am on Monday morning.
He said the attackers did not steal anything from their victims.
Macharia said they were yet to establish the number of the assailants and the motive but maintained it was highly likely to be linked to the Somali based Al-Shabaab militants.
Since 2014, Kenyan security forces have been battling an Al-Shabaab offshoot, Jeshi la Ayman believed to operate from the expansive Boni forest, located in Lamu County.
