From: odhiambo okecth

Dear Friends,

It is with a deep sense of sorrow and patriotism that I want to send our messages of condolences to the families of all those who have died in the Westgate Mall Attack.

At Kimisho, we preach love and peace and we are constantly inviting Kenyans to pool together as we face our twin daily challenges of the cost of living and the cost of finance. We are really saddened that when we were supposed to be observing the International World Peace Day, a bunch of ingrates dared us this so badly.

The sad part of it is that these cowards opened fire on innocent civilians going about their business. It is so cowardly to fire on Women and Children, and yet, this is what these ingrates did. If they had issues with the Kenya Defense Forces, why could they simple not just blast their way into Kahawa Barracks? Why blast your way into a Mall and kill people who are defenseless?

At Kimisho, we want to commend our Security Forces for responding to this threat in good time and effecting the safe evacuation of more that 1,000 shoppers from the Mall. It is sad that a few more people are still holed up as human shield for these ingrates.

We are also joining our political leaders in coming together and talking with one voice on this. We are One Family and NO one will break our resolve and spirit as Kenyans. The President captured this so aptly when he said that we must remain brave as the Lions on our Coat of Arms. He also captured our mood by promising swift and painful retribution.

This is what we need as a Country. We must hit back so swiftly, painfully and so hard. This is what the Israelis do to all those who attempt such acts on their people. The President must instruct our Security Forces to hit back so hard and the perpetrators must be tracked down to their bedrooms.

We must seal all our porous borders and up our security surveillance. The President may also need to Kenyanize the composition of the Top Security Organs in the Country and make it a truly Kenyan affair. We must never domesticate Security Issues for our Country. We are all Kenyans and a joint effort and trust in each other is what we need.

May the good Lord grant all of us His peace. May He rest the souls of all those departed in Peace, and may He grant solace to all those who have been afflicted, injured and hospitalized.

As a People, may we all join hands in our Journey of Hope as Kenyans.

Odhiambo T Oketch,
Team Leader/Secretary/ Executive Director,
KCDN, KSSL, KIC,
PO Box 47890-00100,
Nairobi, Kenya.
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