[1] In 2019, al-Shabaab attacked a bus in Wajir county that was carrying law enforcement, killing eleven people.

[6][7] Witnesses stated gunshots rang out, and then the bus hit an IED on the road, which was suspected to have been placed there earlier that week by al-Shabaab.

[6][7] Survivors stated that following the bombing, al-Shabaab militants attacked the bus and shot people, injuring and killing several.

[7] Initial reports from Kenyan media stated six people were killed, which rose to a number between seven and thirteen as injuries were still being assessed.

[10][better source needed] The Mandera County Deputy Governor Mohamed Arai called on security agencies to fully investigate the bombing.