Suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists damaged Safaricom and Orange telecommunication masts in another attack at Kotulo, Mandera County, on Monday night.
Elwak Deputy County Commissioner Peter Karanja on Tuesday confirmed the incident and said the masts were destroyed at Chuma Mrefu.
A team of security personnel had been deployed to “find out what exactly happened.”
According to residents, there was a loud explosion at around 11 pm.
The gunmen damaged a Safaricom mast at Dabacity, some three kilometers from Kotulo.
Locals now fear Al-Shabaab militants could be preparing for a major attack following the damage to the equipment.
During the Dabacity attack, attackers are said to have overpowered the five Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) deployed to guard the mast.
He said the KPRs’ intervention limited the damage caused by the attackers.