President Kenyatta urged police chiefs from 13 African countries to share intelligence on terrorism, and to crack down on the illicit trade in wildlife products that helps to fund terrorism. The Special Police unit shot and killed three “thugs” in Nairobi’s Gigiri neighborhood, a short distance from the US Embassy and UN complex, after trailing the suspected robbers, who had reportedly hijacked a truck full of gas canisters shortly before being intercepted; authorities also confiscated police radios, guns, and ammunition. Suspected Shabaab gunmen attacked a police station in Garissa on Aug. 18, injuring a woman and stealing two rifles.
