C&P:

Ole Lenku's (in)famous quotes!

1. "All the suspects have been arrested. Police
are looking for them I can
confirm, although I am not certain,that we have
very good reason to believe that
tomorrow is Monday."
2. "Yes there were 15 to 20 terrorists. We
managed to capture both of them!"
3. "We killed 5 terrorists, one committed
suicide, the other 2 have been blocked by
twitter."
4. "One of the terrorist who was shot dead last
week led us today to the hide out of the other 3
suspects."
5. "KDF didn't steal they just held the valuables
hostage we recovered 4
bodies from the rubble. Forensic investigation
will determine whether
they are really dead or pretending."
6. "We had control of the building except for
4th floor, 3rd floor and 2nd
floor, but I THINK we had control of the
building."
7. "There were 15 terrorists, We killed 3, we
suspect the building collapsed on 5. All of them
are dead."

GOK has a yahoo email?

LOOOOOOOOOOOL

But seriously, there's 3G everywhere....I thought this was a digito government?

In defence of Ole Lenku -Kwamchetsi Makhokha

telling it as it is

please leave our good Ole Moran alone he is doing a good job.

To quote. . .

"Public anger stemming from the Westgate tragedy has been cleverly directed at Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku.

His penchant for sucking on his big toe has made it easy for the media to fry him, salt and serve him to the public as a misplaced incompetent.

Yet, a security minister is only as good as the forces he leads. If Ole Lenku’s statements are inaccurate, or even misspoken, it is not because he went into the Westgate Mall and counted the hostages.

It is not because he chose bombardment over storming, or arrested any of the terrorists. It is not because he ordered the Kenya Defence Forces to take charge. He looks bad because he is deliberately being fed information designed to make him appear foolish."

The hell. Read the rest. . .

These games are the pastime of securocrats who believe that they run the country and should not be subject to civilian authority or oversight. It is the same cabal that is more interested in collecting takings from transport operators than enforcing the traffic law.

It is the same column that derives pleasure from gunning down suspects rather than arresting them to collect information. It is the cover-up squad, and it has been in charge of the security services in spite of all the efforts at reform.

This axis often resorts to blackmail and threats when confronted – as was the case when public debate raged last year on appointing a civilian to head the police service, or in the recent contestations about where to locate certain powers between the Inspector-General of Police and the National Police Service Commission.

Doubtless, there are heroes in the police service. There are valiant men and women in the defence forces, and there are patriots in the intelligence services, but they are not in charge. Their voice has been muted by those who look at the Constitution and the law as mere decorations to festoon office cabinets.

If Kenya wants real security, it should allow the greenhorn, unsure and inarticulate Joseph Ole Lenku to lead reform of the security services by breaking down their rationale to one thing:

We do not care for the complexity of what they do, we just want our country safe. If there was ever an outsider with no interest in buying security equipment and supply contracts, it appears President Uhuru Kenyatta has indeed already found the right man.