Five Kenyan officials were abducted by al-Shabaab in Mandera, highlighting the group's continued threat. Cinco funcionarios kenianos fueron secuestrados por Al-Shabaab en Mandera, lo que pone de relieve la continua amenaza del grupo.

Five Kenyan local government officials were abducted by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Mandera County, northeast Kenya, while traveling to Elwak town. Cinco funcionarios del gobierno local keniano fueron secuestrados por presuntos militantes de Al-Shabaab en el condado de Mandera, al noreste de Kenya, mientras viajaban a la ciudad de Elwak. This incident highlights the ongoing threat from the terror group, which seeks to pressure Kenya to withdraw its troops from Somalia, where they support the central government. Este incidente pone de relieve la constante amenaza del grupo terrorista, que trata de presionar a Kenia para que retire sus tropas de Somalia, donde apoyan al gobierno central. The abduction occurred despite multi-agency security efforts aimed at neutralizing the threat posed by al-Shabaab. El secuestro se produjo a pesar de los esfuerzos de seguridad de varios organismos encaminados a neutralizar la amenaza que planteaba Al-Shabaab.