Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa. [Photo/ The Star]
Lamu politicians are behind the recent Al Shabaab attacks in the county, Coast regional coordinator Nelson Marwa has sensationally claimed. Marwa said last week’s abduction of Ms Mariam El Maawy, the Public Works principal secretary, was meant to scare people in the county into fleeing ahead of next month’s general elections. "The perpetrators will be apprehended whether alive or dead. They want people to think it is terrorists but we know the issue is political,” Marwa said, as per the Star. Most of the people who accompanied PS El Maawy were killed by Al Shabaab militants on Friday, with the senior government official sustaining injuries. KDF soldiers in the area rescued her. Mr Marwa on Sunday appeared to blame the Opposition politicians for the attacks, saying that the Al Shabaab attacks were happening in areas where Jubilee enjoys a lot of support. "We want the perpetrators to know that people will vote and will do so in large numbers when polling stations open next month,” he said. "The politicians are taking care of the terrorists including feeding them and ensuring they live comfortably inside Boni Forest.”