At 2.30 pm, a Toyota Ractis Registration No KCN 340E and another vehicle drive into DusitD2 Hotel complex in Westlands. They break the news to the world: The hotel is under attack, possibly a terror attack. Response teams, including the Flying Squad, Anti-Terrorism Police Unit and the Bomb Squad led by Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti swing into action shortly afterwards. Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet confirms the ongoing assault, but is hesitant to declare it a terror attack. At 10 am the following day, 18 hours after the attackers first accessed the building complex, President Uhuru Kenyatta addresses the nation, declaring the siege over.

Source: Daily Nation January 15, 2020 04:52 UTC