NAIROBI (Halbeeg News) – Kenya has directed its security forces to remain vigilant and to beef up the security of the country barely two days after bomb attacks in the neighbouring Uganda which authorities there linked to terrorism.
Last Monday, bus explosion at Mpigi District in central Uganda has killed two people and wounded several others.
Ugandan police confirmed Tuesday that the Monday attack was staged by a jihadist from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group.
Kenya Police Spokesperson Bruno Shioso has confirmed that his government put several measures in place to avert any terror attack.
“We are aware and we have taken cognizance that our sister country (Uganda) was attacked, it is very unfortunate. As a country and as neighbours there is so much, we could have done about it and we are alert,” Shioso told Caoital FM. “We have taken all the measures that I cannot discuss for security reasons, they are very confidential. As we know in Kenya, we have some levels of leadership in terms of counter terrorism.”
He added that the government has boosted security along the border areas and secured all the critical infrastructure in efforts to prevent attacks in the country.
“I assure Kenyans that they are safe and that the security is very tight and we are on top of things, hence there is no cause for alarm,” he added.
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