The incident occurred on Tuesday in Garissa County, located in eastern Kenya along the border with Somalia, an area long plagued by the insurgency of Al-Shabaab against the fragile government in Mogadishu.

North Eastern Regional Commissioner John Otieno confirmed the grim news, stating: "We lost eight police officers in this attack."

An investigation has been launched to in the attack, aiming to bring the perpetrators to justice, officials said. (ILKHA)