Kenya: Al-Shabaab militants kill 36 workers in Kenya beheading some
Al-Shabaab militants from Somalia killed 36 quarry workers in northern Kenya on Tuesday, prompting Kenya’s president to announce a security shakeup, firing his interior minister and accepting the resignation of the national police chief.
President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed an opposition politician and retired army general, Joseph Nkaissery, as the new interior minister in charge of security.
“I know we are all under a lot of pressure, but I appeal to each one of us: This is not a time to be cowed by the enemy. This is a war we must win,” Mr Kenyatta said.
The assailants managed to escape after the attack in Mandera County near the border with Somalia – the second in 10 days.