From what I've seen so far, there are a few tactics that need to be improved in the field as far as security measures.

1. Spectators- You don't move the "crowd" of onlookers 300 feet away- you CLEAR THE ENTIRE BLOCK. I saw the Kayole spectators in visual range of a suspected booby-trapped car. Well guess what? Had that car contained an improvised explosive device, and also had been full of nails and shrapnel, if the crowd can still see the car, IT CAN STILL "SEE" the crowd. CLEAR THE ENTIRE CITY BLOCK, and those that remain should be immediately arrested by a secondary crew of officers with lorries, that are also looking in the crowd for, and detaining, suspicious people.

2. When checking a car's boot at a roadblock, make the driver pull up/back the carpeted area where the spare tire sometimes sits. Don't just open the boot, look, and close it.

3. Glue a mirror to a skateboard, and attach a mop handle to it also- now you can see under the car for suspicious welds and cuts. Disallow cars with too many antennas, loose seats, loose carpet, loose door panels, extra batteries, or any exposed wires or odd modifications (even large car stereos) into buildings and secure areas. Make cargo vehicles and lorries hire a crew to unload OUTSIDE the building or area. No drive-up deliveries.

4. Secure the crime scene after the fact- no one in or out for a while, comb the crowd, and JAM radio, GPS, and cell signals for a block or so radius while doing so. For obvious reasons. Communicate by hand signals and megaphones if need be.

5. Require businesses in which more than 20 people gather at any time to install a high-mounted CCTV camera at the entrance, with the DVR recorder located at the opposite end of the building by wire. It should cost less than 100k shillings for the whole setup. It's simply the cost of doing business.

We're not talking rocket science here, and all the tools, including latex gloves, are dirt cheap and for sale by China, so it's time to style up and use them.

Best,

Hill

do the askaris know how C4, semtex H...etc looks like?

just a thought

police blow up car

the proximity of the people and the kayole police vehicle is worrisome

Some good points here, could someone explain what happens in the event of a grenade explosion? Considering that someone has advised lying down with feet to the grenade, how far should the feet be from the grenade? If someone is next to a wall, what are the chances of a building block harming the person?

How far can it damage? Thinking as the lay man I am, If i armed myself with a tennis racket so if it comes I bat it away (Hoping there will be a direction without pple or upwards)what, are the chances of averting the disaster.

It looks like ANYTHING suspicious that cannot be clearly explained or accounted for, especially if it is unattended in a crowded place, the person in possession of it doesn't know how they got it, is nervous about it, runs from it, has been asked to carry it for someone else, or cannot describe it, its purpose, or its contents after being walked away from it and questioned about it.

But yeah, taped up wires, wires hanging out or connected to remotes, split open cell phones or other electronics, and radios are suspicious. Taped up and wired "bundles" of any kind are suspicious, especially if they are surrounded by nails, marbles, ball bearings, etc.

It also has to be kept in mind that this isn't the season to argue, fuss, and debate with KP if they ask about what you are carrying or who or what is in your vehicle. Just be cool, calm, and understanding during these times. Now we can see the need for only licensed, known, identifiable street vendors.

Be careful and alert. God Bless.

Best,

Hill