On Thursday, 3 October 2013, Ngigi Waithaka wrote:
In a way, its not actually using KDF that's the hammer, its in using heavy artillery, but, could it have been avoided?The problem with the local situation is the simple unpreparedness of the police as compared to KDF. By the time Abdul made it from Yaya Center to Westgate, on a Saturday which should probably take an hour, cops had not even engaged the terrorists. If the Recce squad had gone in with the Abdul team, this would have been over really fast.But they were nowhere to be found and/or were reluctant to get in.KDF sent in their specialized team, and so far have lost 4 of them, with a lot more injured, this should also tell you it wasn't exactly a mosquito they were dealing with; it takes a lot of skill and firepower to kill a soldier armored with ballistic plates.Lastly, the terrorists were busy butchering the hostages in the most savage way, and throwing out parts out of the windows. An executive decision to end their suffering needed to be made, and I guess someone did just that and we got ourselves 3 collapsed floors and the dignity of our fallen ones intact!Waithaka NgigiOn Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Matunda Nyanchama <mnyanchama@aganoconsulting.com> wrote:
Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/ngigi%40at.co.keBrianYours is an apt summary of the Westgate response fiasco: "IMHO using KDF was the proverbial hammer to kill a fly....".Reports of looting, drinking, etc., and blowing up the place suggests there may be other motive other than saving the situation.By the way, how come we haven't heard from the CS for Defence? Her forces were on the ground even when this was really a police issue.Baadaye.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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