Nairobi, Feb. 16 -- Security agencies based in the North Eastern region will be supplied with well-equipped machinery to boost the fight against the rag-tag al-Shabaab militia, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki said.

Prof Kindiki said the State has procured enough mobility equipment to be used by security officers in the terror-prone areas.

He said security officers serving in Wajir, Garissa, Mandera and other areas that face the al-Shabaab threat will be given priority when distributing the equipment.

"Next week, we are distributing equipment that includes Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAPs) to our security officers," the CS said on Thursday while in Wajir town where he held a strateg...