Police have arrested two suspects who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in Mombasa and Nairobi counties.
The suspects, Kiguzo Mwangolo Mgutu and Abubakar Jillo Mohamed are reported to have been radicalised at Kangemi Mosque by Mohammed Abdi Ali, who has links to the Syrian terror group, ISIS.
In a statement to newsrooms on Wednesday, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said following Ali's arrest, members of his network have been planning retaliatory attacks using home-made explosives.
“The arrest of the two has foiled terror attacks with explosives and other weapons that were planned for Nairobi and Mombasa,” read part of the statement.
Police recovered various materials that were to be used to manufacture an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at one of the suspects house in Kangemi.
“From our initial investigations, it has been established that the suspects are amongst the authors of the documents that have been circulating online declaring their allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.
The suspect's had planned to escape from the country and travel to Syria or Libya after carrying out the terror attacks, in which they targeted innocent Kenyans using public transport.
Boinnet called on parents and guardians to be vigilant and make efforts to understand the activities of their children, as well as their kid's friends and the influence they may be exposed to.
The police further urged PSV operators to be extra alert and called on residents in the Coastal counties to report suspicious persons to police for action.
“We advise members of the public to be more vigilant while in public transport or other social places to identify persons who may be behaving suspiciously and report to the police immediately.”
Boinnet assured Kenyans that police are working closely with other security agencies to ensure the ISIS terror network in Kenya is dismantled and their terror attack plans foiled.