Gov't Denies Claims By UN that Kenyan Police Received Bribes from Al Shabaab Suicide Bombers at the Border

Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet has refuted reports claiming that police at the Kenya-Somalia border accepted bribes from Al Shabaab militants in order to grant them entry into the country.

In a recently released report, the United Nations claims that Kenyan security officers accepted as little as Sh2,000 from Al Shabaab terrorists.

The report by the UN says the Kenyan security forces granted five suicide bombers entry into the country in February after receiving bribes.

“The truth of the matter is we worked extremely hard and we do so willingly to protect and secure our people,” says Boinett.

Kenyan officers in February arrested two suspected Al Shabaab members identified as Abdimajit Hasan Adan and Mohammed Nanne Osman. The two were in a vehicle laden with explosives and were reportedly headed to Nairobi to execute a major terror attack.

The UN claims that Adan and Nanne made numerous trips back and forth across the border and faced no resistance from Kenyan police officers manning the border.

Boinnet denies the claims by UN, stating that the border is tightly secured by committed Kenyan troops. “The interception of the vehicle in Merti was not something that happened by chance. There was a lot of background work done by a number of agencies to ensure the vehicle does not cross and we got it,” adds Boinnet.