At least one person was killed and five others including Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers were wounded in Tuesday's attack by al-Shabab militants near the border with Somalia, the police said, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
Northeastern Regional Police Commander George Seda said the militants targeted a convoy of vehicles the construction workers used along the Lamu-Ijara-Garissa road.
"Two KDF soldiers and four civilians sustained serious injuries and have been taken to hospital," Seda said in a report on the incident which took place at around 8:30 a.m.
The latest attack which marks the second such incident in a week happened about seven km from a security camp in Garissa County as the group headed to their work stations from a road construction camp where they reside.