Explosive device kills Kenyans Working at the Somali-Kenya wall

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Three people working on the Security wall being built on the Kenya-Somali border were killed and one critically wounded when a vehicle they were in ran over an improvised explosive device in El Wak, Mandera County. El Wak Deputy County Commissioner Paul Kemei said the four passengers, who are yet to be identified, Confirmed the incident at the plight of the workers.Mr Kemei said the men were headed towards the construction site when the device exploded.
The victims have been clearing a road along the security wall and were hit by what we suspect to be an improvised explosive device,” Kemei said. The deputy county commissioner added that the explosive must have been planted early in the morning by suspected Al-Shabaab militants. He said those working on the wall were usually guarded by security officers and escorted to the site, but this particular team had left without a security detail.

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He said investigations were underway to establish why the contractor and his men left for the site unaccompanied. Kenya announced it would build a security wall to prevent Al-Shabaab militants from getting into the country, following the deadly April 2, 2015 attack at Garissa University College that left 148 people dead. Most of those killed were students. The workers have been targeted since the construction began.
Kenya announced it would build a security wall to prevent Al-Shabaab militants from getting into the country, following the deadly April 2, 2015 attack at Garissa University College that left 148 people dead. Most of those killed were students.

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The project was later changed to a wire fencing with a parallel trench. Eight kilometres have been completed.

However, the residents on the Somalia side of the border opposed the project and demanded to be compensated for their houses that are in the no man’s land. They have been marked for demolition.

They also asked the Kenyan Government to accept those who have Kenyan ID cards to settle in Mandera.

Some demands that the Kenyan Government is reluctant to implement include allowing students from Somalia to learn freely in Mandera.

Residents on both sides of the border have said the fence would disrupt business, social interactions and movement of livestock when herders search for pasture.

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