VIDEO: Is al-Shabab recruiting in Kenya?

As Kenya begins the construction of a security fence along its border with Somalia in a bid to prevent attacks by al-Shabab, the BBC has gathered evidence that the group is recruiting within Kenya.

Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militants are recruiting heavily in north-eastern Kenya, according to evidence gathered by the BBC.

Kenyan authorities have suspended the licences of 13 money transfer firms believed to be involved in funding al-Shabab.

It is still unclear who shot dead radical Muslim cleric Abubakar Shariff Ahmed in Kenya on Tuesday.

Baadhi ya Wanamgambo wa Al Shabab. TAKRIBANI watu 36 wanahofiwa kufariki katika shambulio lililotokea kwenye machimbo ya kokoto karibu na mji wa Mandera kaskazini mwa Kenya. Shirika la Msalaba Mwekundu nchini Kenya limethibitisha. Wakazi wa eneo hilo wamesema waathirika wote wa tukio hilo ni watu wasio Waislam ambao walikuwa wakifanya kazi katika machimbo hayo yaliyopo Kormey kilomita 15 kutoka mji wa Mandera Kaskazini mwa...

The appeal of al-Shabab to the poor of Kenya's slums

Kenyan police name three men it believes to be the major recruiters of young Kenyans to Islamist terror groups, especially Somalia's al-Shabab.

Polisi nchini Kenya wamewalaumu viongozi watatu wa kiislamu kwa kuwashawishi vijana kujiunga na kundi la kiislamu la al-Shabab

Kenyan police have been involved in a fierce battle with militant Islamists in the north-east, leaving one officer wounded, a government spokesman tells the BBC.