So is it a problem that we are finally beginning to get massive drives for help? I think the spirit of the nation/togetherness rather than division was continuously fostered and this are the fruits, surely we need to support and move on from there not keep looking so far backwards, as if we wear goggle in reverse?

KDF should move to Eastleigh and comb the place door to door for illegal immigrants and weapons.

Gun detection technology needs to move a notch higher, and some attempts are being made here:
http://www.huffingtonpos...n-device_n_1213813.html

In retrospect, Westgate was a soft target since the main entrance opened directly to a busy street, and it was much easier for the thugs to just storm inside and wreck havoc.
For major buildings, it makes sense for visitors to pass through a barrier and then have to drive / walk some distance before reaching main entrance. Soon we will need someone to develop a device with gun detector and install at such barriers, such that when gun is detected in your car / clothing, the barrier locks automatically and you cannot proceed. Can Kenya lead the world in developing a technology along these lines?

Kenya Defence forces should not have a bearing presence at home or over fellow citizens, that is very good policy, actually the ideal is KDF should never have to use force/be deployed inside Kenya, this should be the very last time we should see them in action inside the country if we are really serious about security, it is total and absolute nonsense to start asking/begging KDF to continue playing policing roles within the country, absolute nonsense! It should be an abomination, even advanced countries like US have a national guard who cannot really mix with the army, they even have F18 and and other advanced jets for internal jobs, but as a rule, a countries defense forces should not mix in raia issues, except under extreme and unimaginable/terrible circumstances like we found ourselves in, internal affairs need a different force/service, call it police.

My thinking

1) every estate should have a way of knowing who is in their midst eg every 30 families to have regular meetings
2) hotels and lodges must be audited to find out if they have know your customers procedures
3) get our priorities right. Why do we pay mps so much while we probably need to triple our investment in security eg forensic labs, equipment, pay our cops and recruit the right people. Policing these days is more brains than brawn
4) youth employment is key to reducing insecurity
5) some form of military training for all youth shoud be introduced
6) hold people to account for what they are paid to do