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| Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku |
The Interior cabinet secretary Joseph Ole Lenku and the
Police inspector general, David Kimaiyo, were forced out yesterday after it
became apparent that their leadership was not helping with the country’s
security situation. While the inspector general announced his retirement, the
fate of Joseph Ole Lenku remains unclear after the president nominated Kajiado
MP, Joseph Ole Nkaissery to the docket. The ODM parliamentarian has to go
through vetting before assuming office.
Kenya has witnessed a spate of attacks from Al-shabaab,
Somalia’s al-Qaida affiliated militant group. The group is lodging guerilla
style attacks in Kenyan towns bordering Somalia and dominated by ethnic Somalis.
In less than two weeks, 64 people have been killed in Mandera. The latest
attack took place last on Tuesday night when 36 people were ambushed, some
short and some slaughtered at a quarry. Here is the story: 36 Killed in Fresh Alshabaab Attack
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| Some of the 36 people Killed at a Quarry |
The first attack was on a bus heading
from Mandera to Nairobi in which 28 of the passengers were lined up and shot. The
bus attack stirred up Kenyans leading to protests in the streets of Nairobi and
an uproar on social media under hash tags such as #ManderaBusAttack and
#OccupyHarambeeAve. Most of those killed were in the Bus Attack were teachers
returning home for festivities.
Kenyans were enraged and only one more attack was enough to
seal the fate of the two security chiefs and it happened. The president has no
other choice otherwise Kenyans would be protesting this very minute. All the
victims in the two attacks were non-Muslims as the militant group always
separates Muslims from Non-muslims before perpetuating the heinous acts.
The attacks have sparked a mass exodus of civil servants,
who mostly are non-Somali and non-Muslim from the Somali dominated border town.
Most of the escaping people are now camping at the military post in Mandera. Most
unions have urgent their workers to shun the North Eastern Region (borders
Somalia) until their security is assured.
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