washiku wrote:I thought the response time by the police was very commendable. Within minutes, those GSU wearing red-beret were there, helicopters were hovering all over galeria. Comparing that to the response at Westgate, I think this was very swift.
Police response at galleria was very commendable going by comments from witnesses.
Ile ya westgate maze!
12:30 Terrorists storm in
14:00 or thereabouts, licensed armed civilians/plain-clothes cops enter mall, after other cops refused
15:51 Last victim shot (Veronica)
16:00 Recce goes in, shortly followed by KDF
16:30 Friendly fire, fatalit(ies), Recce storms out in protest
17:30 KDF ordered out
20:30 Last civilian saved?
3/4 days later: Nakumatt blown up alongside the ghasias
4 days later: Building floor caves in.
Yaani, between 12:30 to 16:00, no cop other than the plain clothes guys volunteered to go in

They appeared paralysed by the gunshots, and this must have been the
same behaviour repeated at Mpeketoni!
I want to believe the cops learnt a lot from that shameful performance........but lo! They refused to face the terrorists again in mpeketoni......
This country probably needs a big army like Ethiopia, to police the wild East and North.
TULIA.........UFUNZWE!