Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki flew to Lamu a day after terrorists killed 16 security officials in an ambush in the area.
The three-day visit to the region which is near the porous Kenya-Somalia border comes amid fears al Shabaab terror group is planning large-scale attacks in the area.
Security agencies have been mobilized to counter the increasing rate of terror-related attacks near the border.
Kindiki said on Wednesday he was in the area to meet local leadership and security for engagements on various issues.
“In Lamu County for a 3-day security working tour. To hold a series of meetings with the County Security and Intelligence Committee, political, religious, business and community leaders as well as members of the public,” he said.
It is not clear if the visit was planned or was prompted by the Tuesday attacks.
And given June 15, 2014, was the day terrorists landed in Mpeketoni Town, Lamu County, causing terror, there are fears the gang wants to attack.
The past two weeks have seen a rise in attacks stretching along the border, which have left more than 20 people dead.
The latest attacks happened on Tuesday, June 13 in Garissa and Lamu counties and left more than 16 security officials, including a senior military officer, dead.
On Tuesday, the group targeted a passenger bus in Afaad in Mandera by shooting at it to force the driver to stop in vain, police said.
The driver sped off with a deflated tyre saving almost 50 passengers who were on board.
In Bodhai, Sangailu area, Garissa, authorities said the terror group targeted troops with an IED killing ten of them.
This is after their vehicle ran over an IED. The personnel were also attacked by guns, police and witnesses said.
A team of National Police Reserve that responded was met with resistance, officials said.
This left six of the NPR dead. Another IED hit a security vehicle in Mararani Area of Responsibility in Lamu killing two troops, officials said, adding the attacks happened almost simultaneously.
Later in the day, personnel at Mangai killed one terror suspect in a botched attack on a camp.
Last week, two police officers died while five were injured after an armoured car they were traveling in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device in Mandera.
Many factors are being floated as part of the reasons the attacks have returned. They include the ongoing campaign in Somalia against the terror group.
And the attacks come at a time when the country marks nine years since the attack in Mpeketoni, there are fears of serious one in the offing.
But multi-agency teams have been mobilized to counter the gang that seems to be running away from pressure in Somalia where there is a campaign to drive them out of their illegal businesses.
In Mpeketoni, some locals are fearing for the worst but hope the agencies will stop the terrorists.
The town was previously a beehive of activity both during the day and at night and was headed to become Lamu’s major trade, business and investment hub, until the night of June 15, 2014, when all this took a drastic turn for the worse.
Between 15 June and 17 June 2014, more than 90 people were killed in attacks in and near Mpeketoni.
The Somalia-based al Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility.
The Mpeketoni terror attack and subsequent raids in Kibaoni, Witu, Hindi and other villages in Boni forest and on the border of Lamu and Somalia left scars that have affected the towns' growth.
Hundreds of women were plunged into widowhood and children were left fatherless.
The attack has stalled the growth and expansion of these towns.
During the terror attack on the night of June 15, 2014, more than 40 buildings were torched.
The attacks prompted the government to shift its attention to the region making major investments.
Security projects have been installed as part of efforts to address the fears of new attacks.
There are hopes these investments will open up the area and deter further attacks, officials said.
Nearby Lamu island is a popular tourist destination with ancient architecture that is listed as a Unesco World Heritage site.
The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants who are at times aided by locals.
