From Banana in Kiambu where mungiki has raised hell, to Nairobi’s matatu extortion victims, head all the way to Mt. Elgon where flare-ups have made Kenyans refugees in Uganda and others in their own country, then look at the other trouble spots like Kuria, Baringo, Molo, Marsabit and you get lost!
The question that begs for answers is this, where is the government and what is it doing to stop the bloodletting?
Remember that the government has the monopoly of violence that now seems to have been liberalized like other sectors of or 'investors' in the economy. The little that has remained in the government control is used to harass journalists and raid the media houses.
I feel that if Michuki and Ali feel that they are on top of matters security, then a sacking would remind them that they are not and remind the newcomers into the seats that they are not indispensable if they can’t deliver. That again is expecting too much from this administration.
The public notice by the police offering Ksh250,000.00 in exchange for the whereabouts of the Trans-Nzoia killers is an effort in futility. If the former Special Branch is highly ranked in espionage matters in Africa, pray I ask, why Ali or Michuki can’t ask for their assistance.
But one question I ask myself is if the government realizes that it is bleeding votes when it fails to respond to the suffering of its very own people. I don’t think so.
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