Ballot boxes from Mpeketoni and Witu divisions in Lamu county had to be transported under heavy security amid fears of an al Shabaab attack on the Lamu-Mpeketoni route. Unconfirmed reports indicated the militants were planning to attack and hijack a convoy transporting ballot boxes on the route. "They told us we couldn't go since they had informationthe route was bad as al Shabaab were waiting for us. There were difficulties in the ferrying of ballot boxes and papers to the constituency tallying centre on Faza Island. Area returning officer Japheth Omara said the 15 centres are in Basuba and Kiunga, where al Shabaab militants have carried out many terror attacks.

Source: The Star October 27, 2017 10:41 UTC