Nairobi, April 2 -- Two villages in Tigania West, Meru County, are mourning six young men killed by suspected Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia last Friday.

A sombre mood engulfed Mweronkana and Karumo villages after the bodies were flown into Isiolo airport on Saturday and Sunday, as the families started making arrangements for the burial.

On the fateful day, Steven Mwenda, 36, Chris Mutuma (18), Kenneth Ntongai (20), David Muthaura (21), and 18-year-olds Kenneth Mugambi and his cousin Jeremiah Mutembei opened their businesses as usual at 6.45am.

They sold plastic utensils at Dhobley, about five kilometres from the Kenyan border with Somalia.

"It is a lucrative business where one can make a profit of at least Sh100,000 each month. The yo...