Islamist group al-
Shabab killed 36
quarry workers in
Kenya's north-eastern region of
Mandera, the media is urging the
Kenyan government to review its
security policies.
Two newspapers warn that Kenya
faces a "serious Boko-Haram type
problem", while another calls for the
army's withdrawal from Somalia.
The media are still conveying shock
and outrage about the killings, with
many front pages showing pictures
of the dead men laying face down
on the ground, and blood pouring
from their heads.
"Kenya has a serious Boko-
Haram type problem in the
making," says an editorial in the
top-selling, influential Daily
Nation.
It suggests that the Kenyan
government has fundamentally
misunderstood today's al-Shabab,
arguing that "the presumption that
this is a foreign invading force is no
longer sustainable. Al-Shabab has
morphed into a local, jihadist
insurrection led principally by
Kenyans born and bred in the places
now under attack".
Over the past months, many
Kenyans have demanded that the
country withdraw its troops from
Somalia. Some Kenyan papers
agree. Al-Shabab has repeatedly
said that Kenya's involvement in
Somalia is the main reason for its
attacks.
The Star newspaper, which often
takes a bold editorial stand,
suggests that the army should be
redeployed throughout north-
eastern Kenya to secure the border.
"Security and intelligence
systems must be restored to
functional and efficient levels
before the country slides into a
Nigeria Boko-Haram-like mess,"
the paper says
"Businesses, especially in the
tourism sector, are suffering and we
must not allow multi-billion shilling
investments to go to waste simply
because we cannot get our act right
in improving security," the Business
Daily says.
Commentator Jaindi Kisero, writing
in the Daily Nation, urges Kenya's
leadership "to engage in national
introspection. If we do not restore
peace in northern Kenya quickly,
then all those clever economic
blueprints we have been churning
out will be worthless".
Posted By David Aniemeka
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