An Al-Shabaab militant cleaning his gun. The Somalia-based terrorist group has claimed the attack that killed nine Kenyan soldiers on May 6, 2018. FILE PHOTO | REUTERS
The soldiers died after their vehicle, a Toyota Landcruiser, ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Somali town of Dhobley.
President Kenyatta, while reacting to the attack, on Monday vowed that Kenyan military would stay in Somalia until the Al Shabaab is defeated.
Al-Shabaab declared war on Kenya when Nairobi deployed forces to help stabilise the Horn of Africa nation in 2011.
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the roadside bomb attack that claimed the lives of nine Kenyan soldiers near the Kenya-Somalia border on Sunday.
The Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group, which is known to exaggerate numbers of casualties in their attacks, said 15 soldiers died, according to US extremism monitor SITE.
The group, also published the claims in a statement shared through its media affiliate Radio Andalus.
The soldiers died after their vehicle, a Toyota Landcruiser, ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Somali town of Dhobley.
They were in a convoy that was returning to camp on the outskirts of Dhobley, in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region, from Dadaab in northern Kenya.