"Travellers to Lamu said they were stopped at a roadblock at Witu trading centre at about 7pm on Sunday and warned not to proceed because “things will be bad ahead”.

A businessman driving to Lamu, Mr Ahmed Musa, told the Nation that he was advised at Witu to cut short his journey. “A police officer told me that if I had to proceed beyond there, I must be very careful,” Mr Musa said." Daily Nation

There are too many stories doing the rounds including this one

Gov't fed us to the dogs as GSU CHIEF waited for orders


And then blame game over dead bodies by gov't agencies and officers!

initial official accounts by Lamu County Commissioner Stephen Ikua indicated that Mpeketoni was hit by Al Shabaab fighters who caught the police by surprise.

Mr Ikua claims the attackers knew exactly where the officers were positioned.

Then other accounts emerged that most officers were watching the World Cup or were on patrol.

“Had police responded immediately, more the deaths may have been averted,” said Ikua.

His claims were refuted by Lamu County police commander Leonard Omollo who has reportedly been suspended.
“We responded robustly but we were overwhelmed,” says Omollo who also challenged Ikua’s assertion that the police command responded to distress calls hours after the attackers had fled.

So what exactly did this policeman mean by “things will be bad ahead”.

And they were really fed to the dogs...