The attack from the Somali group Al Shabaab in Lamu County comes a month after 12 people were killed in a similar incident in the region.
Lamu County Commissioner Gilbert Kitiyo said around 30 heavily armed assailants surrounded the victims’ houses before beheading three villagers in Silini-Mashambani, with another killed in Boko village, Reuters reported.
The second attack in a month caused fury among the local Christian population who protested at the government’s lack of response. One local resident Joseph Muchemi told International Christian Concern they were demanding at least one police post be set for every villages to protect locals.
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