At least two General Service Unit officers were killed and four others seriously injured on Monday morning when a remote-controlled bomb hit their vehicle in Dadaab, Garissa County.
Police said the attack took place at Ege Dam along Dadaab-Garissa road when the officers were headed to provide security during the ongoing national exams.
The vehicle was badly damaged in the morning attack.
The injured were rushed to hospital and admitted. A search was conducted in the area in vain.
The incident was anticipated as the terrorists had been sighted in the area.
It came days after multi agency teams at the weekend destroyed a logistics base used by al Shabaab militants in Dahun in Fafi, Garissa county and recovered assorted foodstuffs.
The operation recovered rice, sugar and water. The officers destroyed the food and continued to pursue the terrorists who were using the base.
Police said by the time the team arrived there the terrorists had escaped.
