On 25 October, 12 Christians were killed in the town of Mandera, in north-east Kenya, when al-Shabaab militants attacked a guest-house with guns and grenades.
‘We, the Christian community in the region, are living in fear of attack. The security forces appear to be unable to protect us from these targeted attacks, two in a month’, said a Christian living in the area.
Security raised
He added: ‘Due to what happened in Mandera two days ago (see this edition of en), the security situation in the entire north-eastern Kenya, especially counties bordering Somalia, has been raised. In this light, churches … have been advised by the military to put off their lights at night to avoid being located by people plotting attacks, as they may identify people staying in the church compounds. Non-Somali people have been told not to walk out after 6pm at night and avoid night gatherings.’
