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<\/div>One of the victims of terror-related killings Mwanapili Juma at her house in Bongwe village of Kwale County. She lost her husband to brutal killings and says that she cannot even construct her falling house<\/strong>. [Tobias Chanji, Standard]\n<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Kwale security agents are on the alert to avert an impending attack.\n<\/p>\n Coast Regional Coordinator John Elungata yesterday said two terror cells are active in the county. He added that the\u00a0insecurity cases witnessed in Kwale and Lamu are linked to local and domestic religious extremists groups. <\/p>\n He said the groups are recruiting members from Somalia and Mozambique. \u201cAll extremist elements are locals. In Lamu, the recent attacks were conducted by local youth,\u201d Elungata said in Kwale.\n<\/p>\n Two chiefs in Kwale have since gone into hiding fearing attacks from the extremists, some believed to be Al Shabaab returnees from Somalia. The coordinator did not reveal the names of the said cells or the areas they are operating in. He added that the groups could attack during the election like in the past.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the 2013 and 2017 elections, we witnessed terror attacks in rural areas. We have asked law enforcement officers to be extra vigilant this time,\u201d the regional coordinator said.\n<\/p>\n He said security agencies are still pursuing the assailants who attacked villagers and security officers in Lamu. Elungata, however, said it is clear that the attack was carried out by locals.\n<\/p>\n