I keep feeling these attacks have sympathizers facilitating them. Just a feeling. Which makes everything go bonkers.

I guess this is the beginning of things to come,are these attacks diversions for bigger attacks in Nairobi or Mombasa.
Be prepared the worst is yet to come.

Dude, Al Shabaab militants checked into Dadaab last week, launched attacks on armed police then disappeared right back into Dadaab! Police go in there no one seen anything, heard anything. However, when this government decided Southern sector in Somalia was safe enough to move Dadaab, guess who were the loudest opponents to this? The same loud ones now complaining about insecurity in NE. Sharrap.

This and the next few weeks will be trying for security as KDF have wiped out 8 AS commanders and two new bases they were operating from. They are desperate to attack. Lamu, Mombasa and Nairobi on their sights but its proven very difficult because of better work by the security forces so now its 'soft targets' in NE.

Initial attacks are to distract the security forces as they then proceed with the main mission. I laud all the brave men and women fighting on this front.

How do you start a secession campaign? Get rid of would be sympathisers.

This attacks seem very intent of chasing anyone not a muslim from that area. And its working. Simply because the President one day woke up and told Kenyans its their fault for being shot in the head.

Don't be shocked to find people living that place enmasse. I know I wouldn't wait another day in such a situation.

So as some people are busy tweeting, an insurgency is happening right in our midst and a red line is still being crossed.

It's like watching grass grow. You know it will but you just can't see it.

Enough of the Press Statements. Get rid of Ole Lenku now and get someone who can make us feel safe. I don't care of the guy will be worse than Ole Lenku. I just I'm tired of seeing him.


And take Itumbi with you. Blackhatters don't work for gov't's. Second they can't allow themselves to be caught. nkt!

Now that the security forces are incompetent, maybe Kenya should consider doing what Algeria did when faced with the GIA's terrorism. Arm hundreds of thousands of civilians.

We are at an Inflection point. Our security forces like most globally have no capacity in previous training in dealing with terrorism that leads to insurgencies.

Time to sacrifice some loyalists, instill a balance with military advisors like Gen Ali or West Point material to technocrat positions and table the Homeland Security Bill. You want peace and security, be ready to give up some rights as this insurgency is being fueled from within.

I can tell you marching to Kismayo was the easier (not easy) part. It was the same with the US marching to Baghdad in 2 weeks.

The most complicated part of the campaign is dealing with the perception of an occupying force and the politics at home (eg Democrats/ODM) as the body count piles.

Look at Iraq now after all the blood, definately worse than if the US had stayed on to enforce stability then exit strategically.

Somalia replica just that our body count is within borders.

The attack means the border is extremely porous and the terrorists are in Mandera .

Very true!!!

Whoever it is, within or without, is he more powerful than the Government? Does he have better intelligence and equipment than the government? Is he better organized?

Whoever he is, get him and his murderous gangs. Put them in body bags. Be ruthless!!! Anyone who messes with National Security should be met with an unproportionally brute force. You kill one Kenyan, we kill 200 of you including new recruits!

How is this supposed to be of any assistance? It's time we all sobered up.