West Gate attack-Security organs tried their best

West Gate Mall

From 20th September all media in Kenya and world at large have been re-visiting the West Mall attack that claimed about 67 people, children women and me from different countries. The terrorism attack shocked the entire Kenya nation and world at large, it reminded every one that war against terror in not for particular nation or people, its for every one.What happened on 23/09/2014, was total show of how inhuman terrorism is, a lot of people still remember the scene like of that young girl ruining towards a rescue officer who will go in books as one person who did this Nation good on that day, I salute you Mr. Haji.
Each and every media house world wide had planned how to remember this attack, video clips that were taken on those four days were back in our screens, pictures, willing sounds and survivors were all over again in our screen and radio.  This was a big reminder to all of us the terrorism is with us and we should be on look out everymoment.
I personally went to the mall that same day it was attacked, arriving there around 2015pm. I found alot of people trying all they can to assist the injured and direct others to the safer areas. I thank anyone who did anything to help safe a situation or life, may God bless you.
When the attact started some shoppers called their relatives or friends who came in to help, Kenya police, the recce squad from GSU and the green berets all came with one one purpose, to save as many live as possible.
From what we have seen on media, people like

Mr Haji assisting a child

Mr Haji and others who are allowed to own weapons and some few police men on duty were the first to react to the attack, later the recce squad from GSU came and give more power with better weapons and skills. Its said that at one point the recce squad had pinned the terrorist to one area, this went well until the green berets guys came in the picture.
From what i have heard been aired and said by reporters, is that when the military came ,things went bad as there was an excahnge of fire between the military and the recce squa officers to a point one officer was killed and another injured.
I do agree that was not a good thing at all to happen and its a big lose when an officer dies from a friendly fire. If i remember well, several times we have heard the world power house USA having her military men killed by friendly fire, thus sometimes this things happens. I do believe no security officer went to the mall with intention of killing a fellow Kenyan, that one i know is a fact.

Kenya Military outside the mall

Kenya military has being blamed has interfering with the operation that was going on well, one officer said in a local television that the police saw it like being under looked when the military came, while the military on the other side thought the police were not giving them the whole needed formation, this are pure speculations that needs to be verified.

A KDF officer escorting people to safety

According to one Kenya local media investigation, the narrator says that the mall had about 1500 people at the time of the attack and after the siege ended the Kenya government puts the figure at 67 people. I know its painful to lose you friend or relative in such manner but i think we need to give credit to all who tried to save the situation at the mall. This terrorist had one thing, kill as many people as they can, so although were lost our mothers, sisters, children and friends, we should remember if it was not for the reaction of our security organs ,we do not know how the situation would have been.
I say thanks to civilian who risked their lives entering the mall to save, i say thank you to Kenya police, the military and Kenya red cross the work i witnessed for four days showed how Kenyans love each other when our minds are not spolit by other elements.
Thanks you all and God bless.

Samburu beading-STOP it NOW !

In Samburu land, men treats women like objects or sex slaves, the climate is usually harsh and most men spend their times playing such games like "mbao"(pictured left), in bushes and eating meat. This habit accelerate the culture of beading to young Samburu girls by Moran.

A young Samburu Moran

Moran are usually "young men" who the community hold their status highly as the protector of community interests. Thus this men spend their times in bushes playing mbao and eating meat and discussing how to attack other communities (mostly Turukana community), and steal their cattle's.

A older Moran

A Samburu woman

 Due to this habit of catlle rustling, some Samburu mothers holds this Morans in high status and welcomes them in beading their young girls.

Samburu women making beads

The beading culture means that a Moran can give a young girl a neck less of beads which is like announcing that this girl is taken by this Moran  and will use her to satisfy his sex wishes.The girls mother build them a small Manyatta where they will be spending nights together.The Moran has all rights of coming at any time of night, wake up the girls mother for food and later on ask for the girl so that he can take her to the Manyatta for the night.

A Samburu manyatta

The worst happens if the girls gets impregnated by this Moran. The Moran never cares about the girl again and he just leaves for another girl within or in another Manyatta.

The girls mother takes all the responsibilities which include how to terminate the pregnancy as no Moran in Samburu would marry a girl with a child, yet they are the cause of this children born out of wed lock. Different methods are used to try and terminate the pregnancy, first the girl is forced to sniff tobacco which will make her keep on sneezing till the embryo  comes out. If this fails, the mother gets a group of women who lays the girl down and steps on her small tummy in turns until bloods comes out from girls private parts.




This is the culture that should stop as it is doing no good to this young girls and Samburu community at large. Samburu has so many different cultures that can still be used to promote this great community, but beading of young girls should stop at all cost.
Dancing is one such culture that can still go in marketing the community globally.

The dance involves men and women coming together and dance in different ways like jumping, moving in cycles holding hands and producing entertaining harms.

 some times the men just harm sounds and clamping while the women dance while moving around like the picture on the right shows.

Young mother

 This young Samburu girl (L) was beaded and later impregnated by a Samburu Moran who never cared about her or the new born child.
The pain is so much as the Moran is related to her and due to this he can only have sex with her but cannot marry her.

A Young Samburu girl

I met another girl(R) who had just being beaded, she looked stressed but she said she had no option as the Moran are dangerous and can harm her family if she does not agree to be beaded.
Is the high time that this practice stops, Samburu like any other Kenyan girl needs support and education. Samburu leaders should condemn strongly this practice no matter the cost in their political fields.

Kenya women working in Saud Arabia-Facts

Saudi Arabia flag

I think its the high time the facts to be told. The passport issues : Here in Kenya we all know that if you employ a house girl, gardener or any other duties you are advice to have his/her copy of ID so that if something happens and the staff runs away, you will be able to know where he/she came from. Same the employment in those countries states that before you get to know the house girl, take her/his passport just to make sure who she is.
Salary of Ks. 300,000.00. this is the greatest lie, even though this families in those middle east countries are rich but the salary is a guided policy by the government of those countries. The salary rages between Ks. 18000-25000.00, which is more better than what our ministry of labor states, Ks. 7000.00.
Bogus agents-The worst thing that can happen is when a bogus agent is processing documents for this girls, its possible the girl will be cheated of benefit and salary, but if the girl goes through agents who are registered and have offices in both countries, this girl will be in safe hands and she will be catered for even when she is there.

A house girl with her employer's children

The bad thing that is happening is where this girls get involved in affairs with Kenya truck drivers who works in those countries and are cheated to better jobs BUT with conditions to steal the jewels from those house. This happens allot and this drivers dump them along the roads where most are picked by police and put in those centers due to:-
1.When the girl run away, she left her passport with the employer, making her an illegal immigrant.
2.Not knowing the name of town where she is, from or to where makes her case complicated and she must be locked up.
3.Most employers pays for all expenses for the girls, air tickets to and fro, buys the cloths and offer food and shelter, thus any agent asking for front fee is cheating, only Dubai is complicated and you may have to pay for all the above.
NOTE:

Arabic women 

If a girl feels that she is mistreated (which can happen even here in Kenya), she has all the rights to complain to her agent who will try and discuss the matter with the family, transfer her to another home or return her back home,-BUT she must complete 3 months which will cover the expenses paid.
Am advising parents and girls to be aware of agents that are promising heaven. Use an agent with an established office both here in Kenya and in those countries.

Beads made from Samburu-Kenya

Residents block Thika highway at Githurai

Protesters lit fires and placed stones on the Thika Superhighway at Githurai 45.

The busy Thika SuperHighway in Nairobi Kenya was blocked at Githurai 45 station on Tuesday morning as protesting residents lit fires and threw stones at police officers attempting to clear the road.

Police lobbed tear gas at the rowdy mobs, who burnt tyres and placed stones on the multi-lane highway, including the overpass.

Motorists avoided the road, which was rendered impassable, and matatus plying the Githurai 45 route were all grounded. IT took me almost three hours to cover a distance of less than 10 kms to my work place.

The cause of demostration;-

The residents were protesting the arrest of a police officer, Titus Musila, alias Katitu, who is alleged to have shot dead a crime suspect in the area.

They said the Flying Squad officer had helped improve security in the area and, therefore, should not have been arrested for helping to fight crime.

Kasarani police division commander Augustine Thumbi confirmed that the officer had been arrested on suspicion of murder and was charged in court last week.

Protesters block the Thika Superhighway at Githurai.

The residents were protesting the arrest of a police officer, Titus Musila, alias Katitu, who is alleged to have shot dead a crime suspect in the area.