Twelve people have been killed in an overnight attack at Bishaaro Hotel lodge in Mandera Town by suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen, police confirmed on Tuesday.
Mandera East police boss (OCPD) Ezekiel Singoe said the 12 included ten who were visiting for set book performances at schools in the county.
He said the 10 had arrived in Mandera on Monday to stage plays for Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exam candidates.
The police boss said they were still identifying the bodies.
The attackers used improvised explosive devices to break the metallic doors at the lodge before shooting the 12 dead in their rooms.
Each of room accommodated four to six people.