It is mind boggling that even before the national wounds have healed over the massacred of over 120 Kenyans in Tana Delta, including a dozen of police officers in the same county; another massacre has occurred under the watchful eyes of over 2,000 or so dreaded General Service Unit (GSU) officers deployed in the county!. I don’t know why the current leadership is still holding on to power when it has completely failed to provide security to Kenyans as the oath of office required of them.
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There is no point why GSU should continue to operate in the county of Tana River when their role in security (or lack of) is no longer clear. These security officers have compounded the problems of insecurity for Kenyans are no longer sure whether it is indeed ethnic clashes between two communities or acts of criminals that have infiltrated the police force and could be operating in cahoots with a handful of unemployed/drugged youths to camouflage their activities as they continue to wreak havoc in areas that are multi-ethnic. There is no point to continue having the presence of these GSU officers in these regions, particularly when we are approaching the general elections. The police force should be completely decentralized so that police officers are deployed to their communities for they are more likely to be effective than the current set up that operates from Nairobi and manipulated by politicians. We have had this set up for over 49 years and it has not worked and there is no need for RESISTANCE TO CHANGE!
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There is no doubt that the “ethnic clashes” that have been experienced in parts of Rift valley (Baringo, Samburu), NE and Coast provinces) could be directly related to the forthcoming general elections. These “ethnic clashes” disrupted voter registration exercises in some parts of the country that some folks operating within the corridors of power do not have a strong political following.
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Now that voter registration exercise has been closed, the same folks now have access to the voter registration statistics of all parts of the country; we are likely to see more disruptions of voters so that by election time, Kenyans will be more interested in their own individual security than to go to the polling stations to cast their votes.
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The last major provincial administration and internal security reshuffles that involved the DCs, DOs, Police officers and particularly to Nyanza, NE, Coast province and parts of Rift Valley (the places that we have experienced deadly criminal activities) was very telling. It may take a very long time to unravel the truth of who is involved (in the country’s leadership, police and village) but one day the truth will be known for the blood of innocent Kenyans is asking for answers from those who swore to protect them.
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The new Inspector General of police has his tray completely full. He will need to mop up the rot in the police force, retrain the officers, de-ethnicize and de-centralize the security forces and truly professionalize it. In fact, the first thing he needs to do is to stop the massacre in Tana Delta and the Coast province, Baringo/Baragoi/Suguta, and most parts of NE province. There is
no doubt, the Kibaki administration has been a complete let-down to Kenyans…from the time he watched Migingo residents being mistreated by the Uganda forces, then the Ethiopians crossed-over country’s border and killed several members of the Turkana community and explosions and grenades that have continued to kill innocent Kenyans at rates that is worrying! With this kind of insecurity, March 4, 2013 looks so distant!
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Bolivia has brought two Spanish-owned electricity supply companies under state control.
President Evo Morales accused the subsidiaries of the Spanish company, Iberdrola, of overcharging consumers in rural areas.
Mr Morales said rural households had been paying three times more for their electricity than people in urban areas.
The left-wing president has previously nationalised oil, telecommunications and energy-generating companies.
“We had to see that the quality of electricity service is uniform in rural as well as urban areas,” Mr Morales said.
He added that his decree was in line with the South American country’s constitution, which says that the public interest is above private interests when it comes to the supply of energy.
“We were forced to take this measure,” he said, describing the electricity charges as “unfair and unequal”.
An independent arbiter will decide in up to 180 days how much compensation Iberdrola will get for its assets, Mr Morales said.
In its first reaction to the Bolivian government decision, Iberdrola said it hoped to be paid a fair price for the companies.
“We hope we will get the real value of our share” a spokesman told the AFP news agency.
Iberdrola owned 89.5% of Electropaz, which operates in Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, and surrounding areas, and 92.8% in Elfeo, based in the Oruro region.
Armed police guarded the companies’ headquarters and plants in both cities as Mr Morales announced their nationalisation.
Raila ni Tosha Kabisa.
It is mind boggling that even before the national wounds have healed over the massacred of over 120 Kenyans in Tana Delta, including a dozen of police officers in the same county; another massacre has occurred under the watchful eyes of over 2,000 or so dreaded General Service Unit (GSU) officers deployed in the county!. I don’t know why the current leadership is still holding on to power when it has completely failed to provide security to Kenyans as the oath of office required of them.
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There is no point why GSU should continue to operate in the county of Tana River when their role in security (or lack of) is no longer clear. These security officers have compounded the problems of insecurity for Kenyans are no longer sure whether it is indeed ethnic clashes between two communities or acts of criminals that have infiltrated the police force and could be operating in cahoots with a handful of unemployed/drugged youths to camouflage their activities as they continue to wreak havoc in areas that are multi-ethnic. There is no point to continue having the presence of these GSU officers in these regions, particularly when we are approaching the general elections. The police force should be completely decentralized so that police officers are deployed to their communities for they are more likely to be effective than the current set up that operates from Nairobi and manipulated by politicians. We have had this set up for over 49 years and it has not worked and there is no need for RESISTANCE TO CHANGE!
#
There is no doubt that the “ethnic clashes” that have been experienced in parts of Rift valley (Baringo, Samburu), NE and Coast provinces) could be directly related to the forthcoming general elections. These “ethnic clashes” disrupted voter registration exercises in some parts of the country that some folks operating within the corridors of power do not have a strong political following.
#
Now that voter registration exercise has been closed, the same folks now have access to the voter registration statistics of all parts of the country; we are likely to see more disruptions of voters so that by election time, Kenyans will be more interested in their own individual security than to go to the polling stations to cast their votes.
#
The last major provincial administration and internal security reshuffles that involved the DCs, DOs, Police officers and particularly to Nyanza, NE, Coast province and parts of Rift Valley (the places that we have experienced deadly criminal activities) was very telling. It may take a very long time to unravel the truth of who is involved (in the country’s leadership, police and village) but one day the truth will be known for the blood of innocent Kenyans is asking for answers from those who swore to protect them.
#
The new Inspector General of police has his tray completely full. He will need to mop up the rot in the police force, retrain the officers, de-ethnicize and de-centralize the security forces and truly professionalize it. In fact, the first thing he needs to do is to stop the massacre in Tana Delta and the Coast province, Baringo/Baragoi/Suguta, and most parts of NE province. There is
no doubt, the Kibaki administration has been a complete let-down to Kenyans…from the time he watched Migingo residents being mistreated by the Uganda forces, then the Ethiopians crossed-over country’s border and killed several members of the Turkana community and explosions and grenades that have continued to kill innocent Kenyans at rates that is worrying! With this kind of insecurity, March 4, 2013 looks so distant!
owned energy suppliers Evo Morales said unfair pricing policies forced him to sign the decree nationalising Iberdrola’s assets in Bolivia Continue reading the main story
Related Stories
Spain dismay at Bolivia takeover
Bolivia defends nationalisations
Bolivia has brought two Spanish-owned electricity supply companies under state control.
President Evo Morales accused the subsidiaries of the Spanish company, Iberdrola, of overcharging consumers in rural areas.
Mr Morales said rural households had been paying three times more for their electricity than people in urban areas.
The left-wing president has previously nationalised oil, telecommunications and energy-generating companies.
“We had to see that the quality of electricity service is uniform in rural as well as urban areas,” Mr Morales said.
He added that his decree was in line with the South American country’s constitution, which says that the public interest is above private interests when it comes to the supply of energy.
“We were forced to take this measure,” he said, describing the electricity charges as “unfair and unequal”.
An independent arbiter will decide in up to 180 days how much compensation Iberdrola will get for its assets, Mr Morales said.
In its first reaction to the Bolivian government decision, Iberdrola said it hoped to be paid a fair price for the companies.
“We hope we will get the real value of our share” a spokesman told the AFP news agency.
Iberdrola owned 89.5% of Electropaz, which operates in Bolivia’s largest city, La Paz, and surrounding areas, and 92.8% in Elfeo, based in the Oruro region.
Armed police guarded the companies’ headquarters and plants in both cities as Mr Morales announced their nationalisation.
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