Islamic State Splits, Better Intelligence Ease Kenya Attacks
- Number of attacks declines to lowest level in three years
- Kenya helped by improved intelligence gathering, U.S. support
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Attacks by Islamist militants in Kenya dropped to the lowest level in three years in 2015, a result of better intelligence gathering by the authorities and infighting among fighters in neighboring Somalia over their allegiance to Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
The improved security situation may help East Africa’s biggest economy revive its tourism industry -- a key source of foreign exchange that has collapsed since raids by Islamist militants intensified in 2012. It could also boost the government’s efforts to attract investment into projects such as the $26 billion Lamu Port Southern Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor that would build infrastructure including a railway and an oil pipeline across Kenya’s northern region, close to war-torn Somalia.