At least 11 people were killed and several others injured in fresh attacks at east Kenya’s coastal town of Witu on Monday night, local media reported on Tuesday.
Security officials received a distress call at 2 a.m. on Tuesday when the attackers were spotted at Kaketo area, a senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity,said.
Lamu County Commissioner, Stephen Ikua said armed gunmen attacked villagers in an attack, suspected to have been carried out by Al-Shabaab members.
The attacks came after AU mission in Somalia launched air strikes in southern Somalia, killing more than 80 Al- Shabaab militants on Saturday.
Ikua said more police officers have been deployed to the area to ascertain the number of casualties and the motive of the attack.
Witu is about 40 km from Mpeketoni in Lamu where more than 60 people were killed last week in two attacks.
Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for Mpeketoni’s attacks, while Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta blamed killings on local political networks and the local police for failing to take action on intelligence.
Government officials said earlier that security would be beefed up around Mpeketoni after the attacks.
