By KALUME KAZUNGUMore by this AuthorAl-Shabaab returnees are hindering eradication of the militants from three counties, the government says. BONI FORESTHe said the youth failed to notify authorities of their return for amnesty and integration into the society. Speaking to journalists in Lamu on Monday, Mr Kanyiri said many of the returnees were helping the group carry out attacks in Bodhei, Ijara and other areas bordering Boni Forest. AMNESTYThe director suspected that the returnees were secretly re-grouping, recruiting and training other militants. Mr Kanyiri urged families of the Shabaab returnees to surrender their youth to the authorities for rehabilitation and amnesty “so that they can be fully reintegrated into the society”.

Source: Daily Nation October 26, 2017 17:26 UTC