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War on terror: Al-Shabaab militants ambushed in Garrissa

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Kenya Defence Forces soldiers move behind a thicket in Garissa town in this photograph taken from a mobile phone April 2, 2015. Masked gunmen stormed the campus at Garissa University College in northeastern Kenya on Thursday, setting off explosions and exchanging gunfire with security forces for several hours, and could have taken hostages after killing two guards, police and media reports said. REUTERS/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTR4VTPL

A multi-agency team ambushed three suspected Alshabab militants emplacing IEDs along Sedahgose-Amuma road in Fafi, Garissa County.

One terror suspect killed, one captured alive while another escaped with injuries. A IED, one AK47 arifle nd assorted materials were also recovered during the operation on Tuesday morning.

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Milton Nyakundi is a veteran multimedia journalist with over 20 years of experience across broadcast, digital, and print media, who relocated to the United States in 2022 and is now the Senior International Correspondent for Kurunzi News based in Washington, DC, USA. He has previously worked with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC), among other high-profile roles with Kenya's first privately-owned media outlet - Kenya Television Network. His experience also include prominent roles as Media Consultant for Football Kenya Federation (FKF), and StarTimes Kenya. His career spans high‑stakes political reporting covering legislative and constitutional issues, elections, governance, and accountability across Kenya, Africa, and global arenas. He also boasts extensive sports journalism experience, covering local and international sports events, including leagues, tournaments and sports governance. He is well-known for his investigative depth, editorial leadership, and evidence-driven journalism that guides his consistent delivery of public‑interest storytelling across platforms.

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