Four construction workers were left dead after Al-shabaab militia launched an attack on Kenyan construction workers in the Kenya-Simalia boarder.
According to reports, the al Shabaab militants ambushed the construction workers while they were working and started shoiting at thrm from close range killing four on the spot.
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Four others managed to escape from the scene unarmed before the al Shabaab militants could reach them. The group was working at a construction site at a hospital near the Dadaab refugee camp when the tragedy happened.
Reports indicate that the militia had reached out to the site manager and the contractor to stop constructing the building but they failed to honour their command leading to the ambush.
This comes barely two days after police officers in Mandera recovered explosive devices that were about to be detonated by the terror group before they thwarted theur plans.
Also, this comes barely two months after another incident in the North Eastern region left six kenyan businessmen dead after being attacked by Al Shabaab in Dhobley, a border town between Kenya and Somalia.
These re-occuring incidents by the terror group have forced the government to suspend plans to reopen the 700-kilometer Kenya-Somalia border that has remained closed for sometime now.
Explaining the reasons for the attacks by Al Shabaab, the police commander in the area noted that the militia are keen to reaffirm their dominance in the boarder regions between Kenya and Somali boarder.
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However, the Interior Ministry has since beefed up security in the regions to try and combat the surging attacks towards innocent kenyans.