Six police officers were injured on Friday morning, March 13, after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) believed to have been planted by Al-Shabaab hit a police vehicle in Mandera County. According to a police report recorded under OB No. 9/13/03/2026, the incident happened at around 6.30 a.m. along the Elwak–Wargadud Road. Officers from Kenya
Fear only strengthens its hold on Somalia’s central plains, where truckers driving on drought-stricken roads now face more than landmines and insurgents. For Zakeriya Hersi, a 36-year-old truck driver plying his trade between the northern port city of Bosaso and the Hiiraan region, every trip is now a roll of the dice with his life.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has broken its silence after the death of Mr. Stephen Vundi Musili, a teacher at Hulugho Primary School in Garissa County, who was brutally attacked and killed on January 26, 2026, by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. Musili was employed by the Commission on January 2, 2025. TSC said he was a