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Kenya Vows Security After Al-Shabab Lamu Road Attack

Mohammed Yusuf

   LAMU, KENYA - Kenya has stepped up security on the road that connects
   northeast Lamu County to the rest of Kenya after al-Shabab terrorists
   killed three people on a public bus in January. The attack is the
   second on public transportation near the border with Somalia in as many
   months.

   Raymond Juma has been a driver on the road between Lamu and the city of
   Momabasa for years.

   On January 3 the insecurity of Kenya's northeast caught up with him and
   47 passengers.

   "I saw some armed men waving at me to stop, and they shot three times
   in the air. I knew these were not policemen. I decided to speed off,
   then they fired at the back and front tires of the bus and one bullet
   hit the window. I drove up to 100 meters, then the bus stalled. I
   ordered the passengers to get off and everybody ran for safety," he
   said.

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