After end of the Dusit siege yesterday its seems the country is still in darkness over the progress made during the rescue by the praised for well response Kenyan security Services also aided greatly by the Kenya Red Cross team.
Up to now its told that 19 people remain unaccounted for after Somali militants attacked the 14 Riverside hotel and business complex in Nairobi, the Red Cross has said.
The revelation now raises the possibility of a considerably higher death toll than 21 as was reported by government agencies.
The Red Cross had on Wednesday afternoon put the number of those unaccounted for at 50.
In a statement some hours later, it said the number of people still unaccounted for had dropped to 19.
Kenya, the East African hub for multinational companies and the United Nations, became a frequent target for al Shabaab after Kenya sent troops into neighbouring Somalia in 2011 to try to create a buffer zone along its border.
However, Al Shabaab said it carried out the assault on the upscale 14 Riverside compound over U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
In a two-page statement claiming responsibility for the attack, al Shabaab did not spell out why it had chosen to hit Kenya over Trump’s December 2017 decision on Jerusalem.
Asked about the claim, a White House National Security Council spokesman said in a statement: “This senseless act is a stark reminder of why the United States remains resolved in our fight to defeat radical Islamist terrorism.”