Security agents are on high alert in parts of North Eastern and Lamu after five people were killed in separate explosions.
The incidents happened on Sunday and Tuesday in Garissa and Lamu Counties.
There are fears of more such incidents following intelligence reports that the terror group al Shabaab had dispatched goons for the mission.
Among those killed on Tuesday were three Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers. In contrast, seven others are nursing injuries following an explosion on their vehicle on the Kiunga-Sankuri road in Lamu County.
This happened after an Improvised Explosive Device went off at the Badaah area, police and witnesses said of the Tuesday, July 15 incident.
Police explained that the soldiers were en route to Sankuri to transport their colleagues when their vehicle hit an IED on the way back near Kiunga.
KDF said in a statement that troops on patrol along the Sankuri-Kiunga Main Supply Route (MSR) encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) Tuesday afternoon.
Immediately after the incident, multiagency security teams launched operations in pursuit of perpetrators of the heinous act and have heightened the manning of routes in and out of the area to deny the enemy freedom of movement.
“Regrettably, three gallant soldiers succumbed to their injuries. These soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice while protecting the citizens of Kenya. The entire KDF fraternity condoles with their families.”
The injured soldiers were evacuated for treatment at the Kiunga hospital, while a major operation was launched to get those responsible for planting the explosive device, with locals claiming that the area is facing a threat of terrorism.
Over the weekend, the Commander of the Kenya Army, Lt. Gen. David Ketter, visited the area.
Lt Gen Ketter visited Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops deployed under the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) and also Operation Amani Boni (OAB) in Lamu County.
The visits are intended to reinforce and maintain troop morale as well as assess ongoing operations.
Lamu is under Operation Amani Boni aimed at driving out al-Shabaab gangs operating in the area.
Lamu has for years been the scene of terrorist attacks targeting both locals and security officers.
