Residents of Gilgil constituency are living fear after police in the area arrested two Americans taking photos of key installations in the town.
Following the several terror attacks seen in the country, the two foreigners were found filming from the top of a building were whisked away for further questioning.
Sources said the women had in the past filmed some army barracks that is home to hundreds of soldiers, raising suspicion among the public.
The drama started after the two were spotted from a construction site in the town taking photos without government permission.
According to a witness who declined to be named, the two were acting suspiciously and tried to hide their cameras once confronted and members of public gave police a tip-off.
"The duo had been spotted in a different section of the town taking pictures and their targets were not clear, We decided to call in the police as they were worried by the goings-on in Mandera who acted fast and arrested the two women,” said the witness.
Confirming the incident, Nakuru County commissioner Mohammed Birik said the two had been booked in for questioning.
"We have two foreigners in police custody after they were arrested filming parts of Gilgil town in suspicious circumstances," he said.
Birik added, "The two claim that they work with a charitable organisation but we are not taking chances and our officers are keenly following up the cases."