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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...like they are dealing with police and Kenyans, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said, following the spate of attacks in Lamu county.
Lamu has experienced increased attacks by the Somali turban group over the last month.
On July 5, the holy warriors engaged in a day-long battle with Kenyan security forces in Boni forest.
A day later, the hard boyz kidnapped Public Works PS Mariam El Maawy and five others at Milihoi area on Lamu-Mpeketoni highway at about 3pm. They were driven into Boni Forest.
Uhuru condemned the attack saying the government will not tolerate them.
"If they kill our police and our people, we shall do exactly that. We will deal with them in the same manner. No one has the right to take lives apart from God. We will finish them. The only way to put out fire its by fire," he said on Monday.
The President asked residents of Mpeketoni and other areas considered insecure to move to safer areas to pave way for security forces to deal with the al-Shabaab.
Already, tens of non-locals have been evacuated from Jima, Lamu County after at least six people were massacred by al-Shabaab holy warriors last Friday.
The President told residents there is a need for people to move out of their homes to areas where it will be easy for police to protect them.
"You can go back later when things are okay," he said at a rally in Uhuru Gardens, Mpeketoni.
Uhuru also asked residents to share information with security forces to help in the war on terror.
Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa has implicated a section of Lamu politicians to the attacks in the county.
He said the plan is to create a situation of insecurity so that locals flee and fail to vote in the August 8 general election.
The official said it is also clear that only persons and places affiliated to the Jubilee Party were been targeted by the terror attacks.