Regional lawyers, frustrated by State’s inertia in combatting terrorism, have written to President Uhuru Kenyatta.
According to them, there appears a deliberate effort not to act on reports by the National Intelligence Service (NIS). “Snubbing of intelligence reports deliberately or for political reasons must be decried as human lives must come first,” the East Africa Law Society (EALS) President Mr. James Aggrey Mwamu says in his letter to Kenya’s Head of State.
The letter is also addressed to Deputy President William Ruto, Attorney General Githu Muigai and Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku.
Mwamu asks the government to deal with laziness among its ranks and a careless attitude that does not take lives of citizens seriously. “We must remind the Government that it is its constitutional responsibility to ensure security of its citizens,” Mr. Mwamu said.
There is need for national unity and cohesion in the face of terrorism. “Terrorism will only be combated by a unified Kenya, irrespective of political, economic and other social distinction,” Mr. Mwamu said.
In the letter, he cites the Mpeketoni raid that left over 50 dead, and the bomb blast that tore through Gikomba market in Nairobi and Mwembe Tayari bus terminus in Mombasa.
He calls on Kenya and its neighbours to complement its anti –terrorism efforts. “Consequences of terrorism are not limited to Kenya but the entire East African region as both Nairobi and Mombasa are regional business and transport hubs.”
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