Kenya's
President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the security forces to wipe out militant
Islamist group al-Shabab, saying its fighters should be buried - not jailed.
He made
the comments after the militants took a senior government official and five
other people hostage in the coastal region of Lamu on Thursday. Two people died
in a rescue operation by the security forces.
Speaking
at a rally in Lamu as he campaigns for re-election in the 8 August poll, Mr
Kenyatta said:
''We shall bury them. Fire
must be met with fire. Our citizens are losing their lives. Our security forces
are losing their lives. My principal secretary was wounded here a few days
ago...I
have no apologies to make in taking the tough measures we are taking."
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