In a statement on Sunday, Mudavadi said the terrorist group al Shabaab was testing the ground with freewheeling sporadic attacks. "This lethargy against Al Shabaab is pervasive in response to a lull in insurgency after Garissa last year," he said. "Attacks in Mandera county and an overran police station in Wajir County in weeks are not coincidences to be ignored. Read: One feared dead in Mandera al shabaab attack"The silence by government is telling. Read: Suspected al Shabaab member freed for lack of evidenceHe said the government should be vigilant that the planned repatriations of Somali refugees and closure of Dadaab Camp will not be a weapon for renewed Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya.

Source: The Star July 10, 2016 11:37 UTC