Kenyans seem to be in denial of the fact that when personalities such as Moi warn and speak of war and chaos, it is because he has planned war and chaos for in the past (the 1991 importation machetes and poisoned arrows in 1991 as discovered on entry at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), the use of the same in 1991 leading to the death of 800 Kenyans; and the construction of an ammunitions factory in Eldoret. In my view, the location of the ammunitions factory in Eldoret was strategic. It was meant to come in handy if some tribal elements in the Rift Valley needed to quickly amass weapons, kill other Kenyans for their own ends and possibly overthrow the government.

The discovery is a wakeup call to all Kenyans around the world that time is up for action. This action should be one that would “clean house” by dismantling various loosely formed terrorist organizations in Kenya, closure of a Eldoret factory after this revealing disclosure, full adjudication of the 2008 violence to include punishment for those found to be culpable, the building of institutions instead of personalities and the voting in of a government that performs, fully accountable to its people and takes their security seriously. As Mr. Kinity points out, failure to take care of the Kenya situation now, especially from the Diaspora, the situation could easily surpass the Rwanda Genocide.

Though the government has acted hastily and diligently in this Narok discovery, they have not gone far enough in protecting the lives of Kenyans now and in the past. Action by the government has always been too little, too late. One of the primary responsibilities is the guarantee of security of its citizens. A good example is activity of the United States and its allies in Afghanistan. In the last 30 years, the security of Kenyans (both physical and food-wise), has been ignored and/or taken for granted.

I call on Kenyans; and especially those in the Diaspora, not just to sit and watch, or write endlessly on blogs and newspapers, but actually congregate, strategize and come up with a concrete plan to save Kenya from divisive and unpatriotic elements that are hiding under the guise of democracy, a draft constitution, commissions of inquiry and dubious investigations. Pressure from the international community helps, but only Kenyans will solve the Kenyan case. To put it even more bluntly, the Kenyan situation is not just a time bomb, it is a nuclear bomb already ticking and only Kenyans know which wire to cut and stop the impending explosion.

Robinson Gichuhi
Chairman
Diaspora Movement of Kenya (DMK)