Tana River insurgency.
I wish to express my deepest regret at the continuing bloodletting in
Tana River County. The intransigence displayed where murder by vigilante
groups on revenge missions and tolerance by agencies charged with
security is left to rein must be brought to an end.
We should not
let innocent lives become collateral damage to bad politics. Let us not
compromise on the security of our people.
Political posturing that
has escalated the mayhem should be probed to ensure communities are not
incited against each other for selfish political mileage. It is
surprising that the ringleaders have yet to be identified and punished
in an insurgency that has claimed over 100 lives.
It is quite
shocking that murder and terror can be unleashed so brazenly despite
massive security presence. Certainly the hidden faces behind the murder
orgy must be known to someone.
Left to continue the situation may
lead to copycat conflicts that will undermine implementing devolution.
The impunity that is at display may be part of a larger political
engineering that will affect the coming elections and more so a plot to
undermine implementation of devolved governments.
As at today (this
afternoon) HE President Kibaki has ordered a dusk to dawn curfew,
increased the security personnel in the area and promised the
perpetrators shall be brought to book.
I wish to express my deepest regret at the continuing bloodletting in Tana River County. The intransigence displayed where murder by vigilante groups on revenge missions and tolerance by agencies charged with security is left to rein must be brought to an end.
We should not let innocent lives become collateral damage to bad politics. Let us not compromise on the security of our people.
Political posturing that has escalated the mayhem should be probed to ensure communities are not incited against each other for selfish political mileage. It is surprising that the ringleaders have yet to be identified and punished in an insurgency that has claimed over 100 lives.
It is quite shocking that murder and terror can be unleashed so brazenly despite massive security presence. Certainly the hidden faces behind the murder orgy must be known to someone.
Left to continue the situation may lead to copycat conflicts that will undermine implementing devolution. The impunity that is at display may be part of a larger political engineering that will affect the coming elections and more so a plot to undermine implementation of devolved governments.
As at today (this afternoon) HE President Kibaki has ordered a dusk to dawn curfew, increased the security personnel in the area and promised the perpetrators shall be brought to book.
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