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Three KDF soldiers killed, seven injured in Lamu IED attack

KDF Officers in Nairobi CBD during the anti-Finance Bill protest. [Stafford Odengo, Standard]

Three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers were killed and seven others injured on Tuesday, July 15, after their vehicle ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) on the Kiunga-Sankuri road in Lamu County.

According to a press statement sent to newsrooms by the KDF communication department, the explosion occurred in the Badaah area.

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