Is it just me who seems to notice that these Al-Shabaab militia men are getting stronger and become more of a nuisance? I do not understand how a small rag tag army of young boys fighting in tattered sandals and worn out pickup trucks can create so much trouble for a whole independent nation like Kenya. We have witnessed the birth of Al-Shabaab up to the time of its maturity when it came up with the craziest ideologies I have ever heard. At first, I thought of them as just another “fighting faction” trying to bring peace to the Somali people but now I know that mad men can claim to be the “messiah”.
The mighty United States government claims that Al-Shabaab has ties to Al-Qaeda. This fact scares me because if one of these fellows manages to walk over into our country and blow themselves up, I will be forced to quit my social life outside home. “AL-SHABAAB THREATENS KENYA!” This was the main headline in one of the daily newspapers. I thought it was absurd, it’s like challenging Mike Tyson to a fight capably knowing that your fist could not even generate enough power to kill a mosquito.
Do these people really know our Kenyan history? We fought a guerrilla war with the British until we gained our independence, we have experience! At least we had forests to hide in. Where are they going to hide, under the sand? It seems that Al-Shabaab underestimates the power of the Kenyan military machine. With enough scandals breaking out about arms deals gone wrong, a consignment of weapons being shipped from the U.S, more tanks being ordered, these people have a lot of guts challenging us to war. They should not be shocked if we dropped a nuclear bomb on them. I mean, Kenya has very powerful “friends”.
Think of what would happen if we liberated the Somali people of Al-Shabaab? This could be the solution to bringing peace to this region after a very long time. The influx of refugees into Kenya will eventually stop, making our work easier. We have enough gun toting criminals in Kenya to worry about. A while back a senior military officer was recorded saying how we can just go in there and finish these people. I tend to agree with him. A small bunch of people cannot cause East Africa such trouble.
I think were it not for international laws to be followed President Museveni would have taught Al-Shabaab a good lesson in “keeping the peace, level 101”. The laws imposed by Al-Shabaab are also quite obscene. What does women wearing bra’s have to do with your religion? Ask me and I would tell you that people are getting more perverted each day.
A time will come when our patience runs out and we decide to get rid of Al-Shabaab. It is good that we have an easy going president who takes things lightly and is not easily intimidated. If the late Jomo Kenyatta were still in power we would be talking of a completely different situation. Crossing into our border and killing innocent people, grenade attacks, smuggling of weapons, threatening us, establishing recruitment bases, in KENYA!
Something needs to be done urgently before Al-Shabaab declares Muthaiga as their headquarters. Maybe it’s time we flexed our muscles and showed these people how strong we are. Better, the government could call the Artur brothers, Rambo, Chuck Norris and Arnold Schwarzenegger to do us a “small favour” because of some troublesome neighbours. Our government spokesman can always deny that we had anything to do with the raid. What do you say?
Audience: Kenyan Public (18 years and above) Publication: Crazy Monday, Standard Newspaper
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