Experts: Corruption exposing Kenya to terrorism

Published May 29, 2014 10:53am ET



NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Corrupt police and other government employees willing to break rules for bribes are weakening Kenya’s ability to prevent a new rash of terror carried out by attackers with links to Somali militants, officials and analysts say.

Kenya has seen a long string of deadly attacks this year, including grenade blasts and homemade bombs deployed against buses, in markets and at a beachside hotel. Security officials fear another Westgate Mall-style attack — an assault by four gunmen in September that killed at least 67 people — could be coming.

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