Garissa curfew to stay

Kenya's northeastern provincial commissioner Maurice Makhanu on Tuesday said that the curfew imposed on Garissa town in central Kenya last Sunday will not be reversed until the security situation in the area improves, local news organisations reported. He said the government was also planning other punitive measures, including a massive security operation to flush out armed bandits from Garissa. Last Thursday security forces foiled an attack on a homestead in the Chardende area of Madogo division. They reportedly fought heavily armed clansmen who had crossed into the district on a retaliation mission. Tribal fighting in the area last month left over 15 people dead and several others with gun wounds.