Amina Mohamed: Response to Garissa terror was adequate
Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. She on April 6, 2015 defended government response to Garissa University College terror attack that left 148 dead. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE |
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On Monday, the Nation reported widespread discontent among officers of the elite GSU Recce Squad, the squad credited with gunning down the four killers and ending the siege.
The Thursday attack sparked debates on social media on the capacity and readiness of security agencies in preventing and containing terrorism.
Similar praises were given by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaiserry when he announced the gunning down of the four gunmen on Thursday.
The response of Kenya's security forces to the Garissa University College terrorist attack was “adequate,” Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed said on Monday.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Ms Mohamed praised the cooperation between the Kenya Police, the General Service Unit (GSU) and the military in their mission to contain the invasion that left at least 148 people dead and scores injured.
On Monday, the Nation reported widespread discontent among officers of the elite GSU Recce Squad, the force credited with gunning down the four killers and ending the siege.
SPARKED DEBATES
In addition, the Thursday attack sparked debates on social media on the capacity and readiness of security agencies in preventing and containing terrorism.
"Obviously, when parents are grieving and the country is mourning, it's always easy to fall back on things like that, but I can assure you that we took very quick action as soon as this was reported,” Ms Amina said.
"We did everything that we could do."
Similar praises were given by Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery when he announced the gunning down of the four gunmen on Thursday.
DISPLAYED BODIES
Unlike in the Westgate attack, the government displayed the bodies of the young men suspected to have taken part in the college bloodbath.
Among them was a Kenyan law graduate who the government said was the son of a chief in Garissa County, underscoring the success Al-Shabaab has made in its recruitment drive in Kenya.
"So we did our best with the resources that we had," Ms Mohamed told CNN.
