President Uhuru Kenyatta was expected at Lamu Port two days later and the team based at Boni Forest was on a mission to prevent any threats by al Shabaab militants. It marked the start of Kiunga’s 17-day ordeal in the expansive Boni Forest. The operation dubbed Linda Boni began in 2015 under a multi-agency security team to flush out al Shabaab militants hiding there and using it for attacks. The Kenya-Somalia border securitisation project is among others meant to secure the country from attacks by al Shabaab. The government then declared al Shabaab a threat to Kenya’s sovereignty.

Source: The Star June 14, 2021 19:52 UTC