I empathize and stand with those families who lost loved ones today. A very sad day for the disciplined forces.

In all honesty, something stinks here. That it took an entire Recce squad, who lost one of their team members in this is very sad. They went in shooting and heavy gunfire.. I see in movies that the elite squad throws something into the room that emits smoke or a high pitch sound, or a high intensity light that affects the gunman so that one sniper can end the game from afar, with minimal risk. It all points to strategy to neutralize such threats.

I also think the Recce squad also has very good training on such situations, so they must know what they are doing.

Maybe i have watched too many action movies, I would like to think that there is a better way of responding to such.

even in dallas, they reported several shooters then changed the story latter, hata police ni watu, mis-understandings happen, at times assumptions have to be made, we are not dealing with all knowing all seeing aliens ni watu kama wewe na mimi, the same way you at times get a report wrong after handing the same over to your boss.

A guy with gun who barricades themselves in, especially if they happen to be trained and ready to die is a tough opponent.

Lets appreciate the efforts our forces go to protect this country.

go easy on the IG there was credible circumstantial evidence to reasonably presume Al Shabab

High risk people. Dangerous.

Are you saying those working in "police job" (as I clearly indicated above) are al-shabaab? I think you are too deluded and loosing out wisdom normally associated with old men.

I'm referring to our own men in the forces who are loosing it and turning on their felow oficers. Clearly this seems to be psychological issues:

Death in uniform: Frustration blamed as police suicides and murders increase

Kenya: Police Officer Shoots and Kills Ocs in Murang'a Then Flees

Police officer arrested after shooting dead Kigumo OCS

Tragedy as Administration Police Officer shoots dead OCS in mistaken identity case

Policeman shoots girlfriend and GSU inspector dead then kills himself in Meru

Senior police officer shot dead by his junior officer over undisclosed matter

And the list is long... so be focused brother

@Alpha,

Stay the road. You cannot generalize individual actions and then prescribe a blanket solution. In the Kapenguria case, it is a clear case of a radical Muslim police officer gone berserk. How would counseling him have helped? As for your other comments, they warrant no reply.

@guka, that's what you choose to see. What you're condemning as "generalize individual" is exactly what you are doing, and it is what you always do: blanket condemnation. You are playing to tune of your former colonizers. And your alleged "old man" wisdom has been overshadowed by tribalism and religious hate. When it is black American offender, they say racist. When it is Muslims, he is terror suspect. If white shooter, then it is friendly fire...

See more cases by the day:

Ex-U.S. Marine kills 3 policemen

@Obi,
He was a Kenya Police. Not an AP and he was hardly a year since he left Kiganjo. In his bank account, he had 3M deposited within weeks of this horrendous act

And guys do not get me wrong. I never intend to support anybody, but I'm just here to thrash those blind generalization and tribalism and haters. That's all. But I never support anyone who commits a crime of any sort, whether civilian or organised force, whether white or black, or in whatever name he may claim! No! That's my stand.