Kenya Lacks Political Will in Fighting Terrorism

I've been following the recent attack on a French newspaper and a few things have got me thinking about our Kenyan situation. A few hours after the heinous attack, the French Police were able to identify two suspects. In Kenya, months after a series of attacks we haven't arrested, leave alone prosecuting, the attackers. We are busy talking about some mattresses burning and crossing the red line.

What's more, I watched the international media reporting the incident and they kept using big words such as massacre, the most deadly attack, barbaric and all manner of dreadful phrases. To them, 12 people dying in the hands of terrorists is unthinkable. Here, we lose over 50 innocent civilians and we still term it as an attack aimed at soft targets.

In France, they lose two police officers in an attack and the entire country rises in dismay. In Kenya, we lose over 20 officers today and the next day we are back to the same old habit of pointing fingers. Immediately after the attack in France, the President issued a statement directing his administration to do everything possible to bring the attackers to justice. And after a few hours, they had released photos of the suspects. Clearly, the difference between the two countries is like heaven and earth. What we need is the political will to be able to defeat our enemies.