City businesswoman Agnes Kagure has poured scorn on reports indicating Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers went into hiding during Al-Shabaab attack on Manda Bay Airstrip in Lamu early this month.
The New York Times on Wednesday reported the soldiers 'hid in the grass' during January 5 raid in which 3 Americans were killed.
"Many of the local Kenyan forces, assigned to defend the base, hid in the grass while other American troops and support staff were corralled into tents, with little protection, to wait out the battle," the NYT reported.
Kagure, however, restrained herself from putting the blame on the soldiers, arguing Western media has been biased while reporting African affairs, and there was a likelihood the story was not entirely true.
"I wouldn't rush to blame KDF for taking cover or hiding from the Al Shabaab militants in lamu as the New York Times has claimed. Foreign media hasn't been fair or completely honest when reporting cases that touch on Africa and Kenya, not once but severally," she tweeted on Thursday.
In another post, the millionaire investor dismissed the story as 'alarmist' saying an investigation into the attack would vindicate KDF soldiers.
"The story on New York Times is an alarmist one and I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that facts on the ground are different. The war on terrorism requires collective support, especially to the places and countries most affected," Kagure noted.