Suspected al Shabaab militants tried to kidnap a non-local woman teacher at Kambi Primary School in Garissa county on Saturday. County commissioner James Kianda said refugee camps are safe havens for the terror group.
“That is why the government wanted the camps closed,” he told the Star on the phone.
Kianda said police from the Hagadera refugee camp responded quickly to the incident and pursued the gunmen, but they escaped into the refugee camp.
“This incident will build our case after the court stopped us from repatriating the refugees,” he said. He praised the teachers and pupils at Kambi Primary School for their boldness in confronting the gunmen.
“This is an indication that the community is fully behind us and we urge them to continue with the same spirit,” Kianda said.