The government has issued a 12-hour curfew in Mandera following the al Shabaab attack at Bishaare lodgings that left 12 dead. The al Qaeda-linked terror group has carried out several attacks in Mandera - in an incident on October 5, six people were killed after the militants attacked a residential plot in Bulla public works in Mandera town. "The border security programme should also be fast-tracked," he said. More on this: [VIDEO] Mandera's 'sufficient' security too afraid to patrol, Roba says after al Shabaab raidNkaissery said on Wednesday that the Interior ministry was collaborating with the military to set up a border command unit in Mandera. Read more: Interior ministry, KDF setting up Mandera border security - Nkaissery

Source: The Star October 27, 2016 10:20 UTC