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Friday, April 4, 2014
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LONDON – International risk mitigation company AKE has raised the security risk rating for Kenya from 21 to 22 (Heightened Security Concerns).
The move follows a number of terrorist attacks in recent weeks, which suggest that a protracted campaign by Somali extremist group al-Shabab and domestic sympathisers may be intensifying.
On 23 March suspected Islamist extremists opened fire in a church near the Likoni ferry in Mombasa, killing six people and injuring over 15. On 31 March a suspected grenade attack on two cafes in the Nairobi district of Eastleigh killed six more people. On 2 April a police bomb squad detonated an explosive device found concealed off Juja road, also in Eastleigh.
According to AKE sub-Saharan Africa specialist Alasdair Reid, more violence is likely.
“We are expecting further small-scale attacks and attempted bombings in Nairobi and Mombasa and in smaller towns closer to the Somali border, including Garissa, over the coming weeks” says Reid.
“We could also see a more major terrorist attack.”
The security services discovered a sophisticated vehicle bomb, allegedly one of three, at a Mombasa police station on 18 March.
The incidents have also increased the risk of civil unrest between some of Kenya‘s communities.
“We could see further tensions and potential violence between Somali, Muslim and other communities in locations such as Eastleigh in Nairobi and Majengo and Likoni in Mombasa. Muslim groups in Mombasa have threatened to protest this weekend following the shooting of a Muslim preacher on 1 April.”
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