MANDERA, Kenya, Jun 10- Three people were Wednesday evening killed when a Kenya Wildlife Service vehicle was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device in Qoqay area, Takaba, Mandera County.
The bomb is believed to have been set up by militants operating in the area .
The attackers torched the vehicle that had the victims. They included a forest officer and two civilians who were shot at after their vehicle had been hit by the IED.
This is the latest incident to happen in the area in a worrying trend.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday said some local leaders are staging the attacks and later blame Al-Shabaab.
He said those behind it will be exposed soon. The president said the government is aware of some leaders using the name of the terror gang to trigger inter clan attacks.
“Don’t use the name of Al-Shabaab to cause inter clan attacks. We are aware of all and encourage you to stop it before we take decisive action,” he said.
His remarks suggested some of the fatal attacks that have been witnessed in parts of North eastern and coastal regions could be staged by locals who have an agenda.
The latest incident happened on Monday when gunmen who locals think are Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked two passenger buses and killed three people including two police officers.
The gang also torched a police vehicle after the ambush in Banisa, Mandera County.
At least seven police officers and 11 civilians were injured in the attack.
On Monday another gang shot into a police camp in Kutulo, Wajir in what is believed to be a recce mission.
The area of the attack, which is northern part of the country has been a safe area since 2013 but has lately been a soft target.
This is the latest incident to happen in the area in a series that are staged by Al-Shabaab gunmen roaming there.
Last month, the gang also tried to attack a communication mast in Afaat in Wajir county but three of them were killed.
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