Anti-Terrorism is Mandate of Kenya Defence Forces

On security, lets ask the right and hard questions if we are to get the right answers. 1. Our constitution, The Constitution of Kenya 2010 Chapter14 Article 239 identifies the national security organs as the Kenya Defence Forces, National Intelligence Service and the National Police Service with a main objective of promoting and guaranteeing NATIONAL security subject to the constitution (Article 238) 2. Article 241 establishes the Kenya Defence Forces being the Kenya Army, Kenya Air Force and Kenya Navy with a specific responsibility to provide defence and protection of the Republic's sovereignty and territorial integrity {Article 241(3a)}. 3. Article 242 establishes the National Intelligence Service specifically being responsible for security intelligence and counter intelligence to ENHANCE national security and 4. Article 243 establishes the National Police Service consisting of the Kenya Police Service and the Administration Police Service with its mandate stipulated in Article 244 specifically being; (a). Strive for the highest standards of professionalism and discipline among its members (b). Prevent corruption and promote and practice transparency and accountability ( c). Comply with constitutional standards of human rights and fundamental freedoms (d). Train staff to the highest possible standards of competence and integrity and to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms and dignity and (e). Foster and promote relationships with the broader society. Period! The questions now; i). Why are we directing our anger to the police when the problem of terrorism is an assault on our sovereignty and Republic's territory? This is the constitutional mandate of the KDF and not Police! ii). Why are we cursory when all national security intelligence is the unequivocal constitutional responsibility of the NIS? Why have we let their shadowiness shroud their incompetence and beat us to pulp silence even when being blasted to death as a result of their omissions and undoing? iii). What really are the thousands of our KDF soldiers doing in their barracks when their constitutional mandate is dilapidated by their inaction? My take: 1. Recall police from the country borders and entry points and let the constitutionally mandated KDF take their positions pronto and this does not require parliamentary approval! 2. NIS should justify their pay. Lets publicly scrutinise and take NIS to task. Parliament is the start point for this. 3. Lets demand the constitution to be implemented to the letter by KDF being appropriately deployed. Lets not be cheated, the soldiers in Somalia do not even make 1 battalion and they do not render the thousands in the barracks impotent to man our borders and entry points. Gen Karangi, kindly execute you constitutional mandate and man borders and entry points like from yesterday. 4 . Last and most important let all of us squarely blame KDF and NIS for any misfortune that will henceforth befall us courtesy of terrorism. Halloo? Are you with me?