After al-Shabaab attack, Kenya needs anti-terrorism policy

Last week's horrific attack on Kenyan soil left nearly 150 people dead. The group behind the violence at Garissa University College was al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab. And this was not the first time the militant Islamists have targeted civilians in the country. 

Yesterday military officials confirmed Kenyan warplanes dropped bombs on two al-Shabaab camps in Somalia. But the ongoing attacks have led to calls around the world for the Kenyan government to develop a more effective anti-terrorism strategy... especially as more details come out about how embedded the attackers were in Kenyan society.

Elizabeth McSheffrey is a freelance reporter based in Nairobi, Kenya. Abdi Samatar is a geography professor at the University of Minnesota. 

This segment was produced by The Current's Sarah Grant, Marc Apollonio, and Samira Mohyeddin.