This came after al-Shabaab militants raided a Kenyan military base in the region last week which caused the death of dozens of Kenyan soldiers, part of the African Union mission in Somalia.
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He said: “The four were shot dead when they engaged our officers on a shootout and even threw grenades at them”.
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday vowed to continue war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia, saying Kenya remains unbowed and would continue to stand with the worldwide community to free Somalia from oppression by terror groups.
Muchangi said three suspects armed with assault rifles escaped but were injured in the gunfight and he urged the public to report any individuals seeking treatment for gunshot wounds.
“We heard heavy gunfire in Golwayn village which is not far from the town and we learnt Al-Shabaab had attacked an AMISOM convoy”, said Abdullahi Jimale, the witness. In April, 148 were killed when al-Shabaab attacked a university in the country’s east and in 2013, 67 died in an attack on a shopping center in capital Nairobi.
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Chief of defense forces general Samson Mwathethe who confirmed that the board had already commenced its investigations in Somalia revealed that the Al – Shabaab commander who led the attack had been killed in a KDF airstrike.
