[kictanet] Have we failed the nation yet again?

[S.M. Muraya]

OK, Ms. Lizette, will be more positive, and desist from travel advisories
to the West, where Africans are not welcome :)

Regards

Murigi / Stanley Muraya

*"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
who takes a city." Prov 16:32*


On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Lizette Kraft <lfkraft at gmail.com> wrote:

> Stanley,
>
> Please desist from going into making remarks such as "racist travel
> advisories wil be made"".  Although it would not be a good thing for the
> other countries to issue advisories, they are NOT doing it based on racism,
> but concern for the safety of their country men and women.
>
> Lets be mature about what we right and spread positivity instead of
> negativity.
>
> Thank you.
> Lizette
> On 23 Sep 2013 10:22, "S.M. Muraya" <murigi.muraya at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Racist travel advisories will be issued but business in Kenya will
>> continue with more objective partners.
>>
>> About two years ago, a senior immigration officer explained to me the
>> organizational systems to contain the current situation "with evil foreign
>> elements" existed in Kenya, well over 20 years ago. Instead, we ignored
>> existing governance systems and sold out in the early nineties. He noted,
>> we have smart youth who have grown up in Kenya, who come for passports
>> without proper identification papers after schooling in institutions like
>> Starehe. Their parents are not truly Kenyan, and the youth are torn between
>> Kenya and other nations.
>>
>> As for the police, let us not forget, it is 15 years now, since there was
>> a terrorist attack of this magnitude in Kenya. They just need to be better
>> equipped. Earlier this year, some police at the station with closest access
>> to Westgate, told me we need to plead with local and national leaders to
>> prioritize upgrading their living conditions and equipment so they can work
>> better.
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/107276446818871897324/posts/Xok4HQg7VPT
>>
>> At this police station there is one rarely operational vehicle. The way
>> to improve security is increased transparency by us all.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Murigi / Stanley Muraya
>>
>> *"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one
>> who takes a city." Prov 16:32*
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 8:30 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> As we console all those who where affected by the happenings at the
>>> Westgate Mall over the weekend do we remain blameless as an industry?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>> Robert Yawe
>>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
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>>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>>> Kenya
>>>
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