A discussion with a senior detective showed that they had knowledge of Al-Shabaab presence in Boni as early as 2012. SOMALIANIS sources intimated that Al-Shabaab moved into the forest to avenge the deployment of Kenyan soldiers in Somalia to fight them. “When they started moving inside the forest, their local operatives bought food, GPS and night vision goggles from Mombasa,” said the sources. DROUGHT“One supplier collected assorted foodstuffs from well-wishers, claiming they were for people ravaged by drought in North-Eastern,” said another intelligence source. Police officers patrol in Boni Forest.

Source: Daily Nation July 19, 2017 22:07 UTC