{{Kenya Police have arrested two suspects in connection with Sunday\u2019s attack and a subsequent raid on Monday in Mpeketoni in Lamu County, Kenya, that left more than 60 people dead.}}<\/p>\n
One suspect, Ahmed Abdallah, is alleged to be the owner of a vehicle said to have been used by the gunmen to perpetrate the attacks.<\/p>\n
Mr Abdallah is also claimed to be linked to Plot 270 land in Mpeketoni where some of the squatters living on it were killed and was Wednesday morning recording a statement with police.<\/p>\n
The second suspect, Salim Dyana, claimed to have been hired as a driver in one of the vehicles used in the attacks for Sh20,000 ($228), police said.<\/p>\n
The arrests came as Inspector-General of Police David Kimaiyo appointed a new District Administration Police commander Mr John Njenga Miiri, who has already taken charge of the situation.<\/p>\n
Mr Miiri\u2019s appointment follows the suspension of top security officials in the area, who are blamed for being negligent regarding the attacks.<\/p>\n
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On Tuesday, President Uhuru Kenyatta blamed the police for not acting on intelligence on the impending attacks and said that some officers would be charged in court for abdicating their responsibility.<\/p>\n
The situation in the town was calm Wednesday morning, with hundreds of paramilitary General Security Unit officers having been dispatched to the area.<\/p>\n
Some of the residents, terrified by the killings and seeking to flee the area, urged the government to provide transport for them to move to other areas.<\/p>\n
Another group whose vehicles were burnt during the raid by the gunmen asked police to sign abstract certificates to help them make insurance claims.<\/p>\n
They said the police were reluctant to sign the papers and were, therefore, seeking an audience with Inspector-General Kimaiyo.<\/p>\n
Mr Kimaiyo, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior Joseph Ole Lenku, Principal Secretary Mutea Iringo and other top security officials are in the town in the wake of the attacks.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday morning, the officials were held up in a closed-door meeting to deliberate on the security situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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