Ahmednasir undermining fight against insecurity - Kimaiyo

[Ab-Titchaz]

Ahmednasir undermining fight against insecurity - Kimaiyo

WE'RE CAPABLE: Inspector General David Kimaiyo and Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku at Kasarani on April

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 00:00 -- BY GILBERT KOECH

INSPECTOR General of Police David Kimaiyo has accused lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi of “undermining the government’s efforts to fight insecurity”.

Kimaiyo said the ongoing security crackdown is not targeting any particular community or religious group but individuals who have been causing mayhem and terrorising Kenyans.

“Leaders need to give constructive criticism and not to shift blame when it comes to such matters of security. It is also preposterous for Ahmednasir, who is a lawyer, to claim there is violation of human rights by security officers without giving evidence,” he said on his Facebook page.

Kimaiyo said security is a collective responsibility and all Kenyans must participate if the country is to get rid of criminal elements. He was responding to the lawyer’s comments in a local newspaper at the weekend.

On Sunday, Ahmednasir in his column in one of the dailies said Kenyan Somalis are treated like second-class citizens.

Kimaiyo said Ahmednasir is misinterpreting facts as far as the operation is concerned.

“The operation is aimed at restoring law and order and it is unfortunate that some Kenyans have trivialised the exercise to the view that it is aimed at certain religious groups and members from one particular community. Those who have been arrested in the past few weeks are from different communities in Kenya and foreigners who do not posses legal documents,” he said.

Kimaiyo absolved the police from claims that some of the officers are demanding bribes. He said the operation is being done professionally and those who conduct it should not be criticised for what they have done in efforts to weed out criminal elements. The IG defended Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku from claims that he has no ability to handle the security docket.

“The fact that he held previous positions in other sectors does not mean that he cannot effectively head the security docket,” he said.

Kimaiyo accused “some leaders” of blowing the operation out of proportion to imply that it has taken “a religious dimension” as well as undermining professional careers of government officers by criticising their efforts in the fight against crime.

He assured all religious groups that their constitutional rights will be respected during the operation.

Ahmednasir undermining fight against insecurity - Kimaiyo | The Star

 

[waltham]

Ahmednasir undermining fight against insecurity - Kimaiyo

WE'RE CAPABLE: Inspector General David Kimaiyo and Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku at Kasarani on April

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 00:00 -- BY GILBERT KOECH

INSPECTOR General of Police David Kimaiyo has accused lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi of "undermining the government's efforts to fight insecurity".

Kimaiyo said the ongoing security crackdown is not targeting any particular community or religious group but individuals who have been causing mayhem and terrorising Kenyans.

"Leaders need to give constructive criticism and not to shift blame when it comes to such matters of security. It is also preposterous for Ahmednasir, who is a lawyer, to claim there is violation of human rights by security officers without giving evidence," he said on his Facebook page.

Kimaiyo said security is a collective responsibility and all Kenyans must participate if the country is to get rid of criminal elements. He was responding to the lawyer's comments in a local newspaper at the weekend.

On Sunday, Ahmednasir in his column in one of the dailies said Kenyan Somalis are treated like second-class citizens.

Kimaiyo said Ahmednasir is misinterpreting facts as far as the operation is concerned.

"The operation is aimed at restoring law and order and it is unfortunate that some Kenyans have trivialised the exercise to the view that it is aimed at certain religious groups and members from one particular community. Those who have been arrested in the past few weeks are from different communities in Kenya and foreigners who do not posses legal documents," he said.

Kimaiyo absolved the police from claims that some of the officers are demanding bribes. He said the operation is being done professionally and those who conduct it should not be criticised for what they have done in efforts to weed out criminal elements. The IG defended Interior Secretary Joseph ole Lenku from claims that he has no ability to handle the security docket.

"The fact that he held previous positions in other sectors does not mean that he cannot effectively head the security docket," he said.

Kimaiyo accused "some leaders" of blowing the operation out of proportion to imply that it has taken "a religious dimension" as well as undermining professional careers of government officers by criticising their efforts in the fight against crime.

He assured all religious groups that their constitutional rights will be respected during the operation.

Ahmednasir undermining fight against insecurity - Kimaiyo | The Star

this theology guy alishindwa na kazi ata kabla aanza.mara anataka apewa more powers, mara anajipea powers hana.this inspector general guy is just a non performer with a million excuses

 

[Koborer]

Why not arrest him and have him charged in court?

 

[Reginald12]

Whichever way one looks at it, it is hard not to sympathize with the Kenyan Somali especially at this time. The Kenyan govt resisted the attempts of the Northern Frontier District to secede and join the greater Somalia in the 60s culminating in the five year Shifta War. Since then the North Eastern region has been viewed with suspicion and there are claims of marginalization. During Moi's era, Somalis were vetted before getting national IDs and had to carry in addition to the National ID, a so called 'Pink Card' that expressly identified them as Kenyan.
The events in the neighbouring war-torn Somalia have not made life any better for the Kenyan Somali. A long, porous and poorly policed border quite frequently ends up with smugglers, refugees and bandits crossing at will. How then can the government identify its genuine citizens and weed out the criminal elements from genuine refugees? I don't claim to have a better strategy. It must be remembered that the vast majority of Kenyan Somalis are ethnically related to Somali Somalis and some families might even exist across the border.
A similar situation exists between the Kenyan Borana (Somali) and the Ethiopian Oromo (Somali) who exist in Marsarbit in Kenya and Ogaden Province of Ethiopia which was also being claimed by Somalia. When Ethiopian security pursues Oromos they cross over to Kenya to seek refuge with their Kenyan cousins. How then do you tell a Kenyan Borana from an Ethiopian Oromo?
In the past it was easier to weed out Somalis even in Eastleigh by challenging them in Swahili. Now they have learnt the language and some other method has to be found.

Kenya's number 1 priority now is dealing with rogue elements from Somalia, Al-Shaabab if you will, but in order to get to them, a lot of innocent people will suffer hence the outcry from genuine Kenyan Somalis who will rightfully perceive injustice when they are targetted. The regular black folks are lucky since they don't have to undergo several layers of verification to prove who they are.

 

[Koborer]

Whichever way one looks at it, it is hard not to sympathize with the Kenyan Somali especially at this time. The Kenyan govt resisted the attempts of the Northern Frontier District to secede and join the greater Somalia in the 60s culminating in the five year Shifta War. Since then the North Eastern region has been viewed with suspicion and there are claims of marginalization. During Moi's era, Somalis were vetted before getting national IDs and had to carry in addition to the National ID, a so called 'Pink Card' that expressly identified them as Kenyan.
The events in the neighbouring war-torn Somalia have not made life any better for the Kenyan Somali. A long, porous and poorly policed border quite frequently ends up with smugglers, refugees and bandits crossing at will. How then can the government identify its genuine citizens and weed out the criminal elements from genuine refugees? I don't claim to have a better strategy. It must be remembered that the vast majority of Kenyan Somalis are ethnically related to Somali Somalis and some families might even exist across the border.
A similar situation exists between the Kenyan Borana (Somali) and the Ethiopian Oromo (Somali) who exist in Marsarbit in Kenya and Ogaden Province of Ethiopia which was also being claimed by Somalia. When Ethiopian security pursues Oromos they cross over to Kenya to seek refuge with their Kenyan cousins. How then do you tell a Kenyan Borana from an Ethiopian Oromo?
In the past it was easier to weed out Somalis even in Eastleigh by challenging them in Swahili. Now they have learnt the language and some other method has to be found.

Kenya's number 1 priority now is dealing with rogue elements from Somalia, Al-Shaabab if you will, but in order to get to them, a lot of innocent people will suffer hence the outcry from genuine Kenyan Somalis who will rightfully perceive injustice when they are targetted. The regular black folks are lucky since they don't have to undergo several layers of verification to prove who they are.

I didn't know that the Borana/Oromo were also ethnic Somalis. Is this the case Reginald12?

 

[Reginald12]

I didn't know that the Borana/Oromo were also ethnic Somalis. Is this the case Reginald12?

Duale wasn't joking when he claimed recently that 75% of Kenya is Somaliland. The Orma/Oromo/Borana are very closely related to Somali the typical speakers and research shows same genetic traits despite a variation in language.