<div>The askari at your gate is a personal choice and can be defined as the implementation of a concept called "Defense in depth" which basically means that you opt not to rely on one security measure alone. This concept is optional and discretionary, for example, I don't have an askari at my gate because I am generally happy about the other measures that have been put in place by Govt, municipality and the neighborhood committee.</div>
<div><br></div><div>National security (the sole premise of Government) in this day and age guards against a myriad of actors such as violent non-state actors (this category includes terrorists), narcotic cartels, multinational corporations (believe it or not) and like it or not, non-governmental organisations.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Wkipedia quite accurately cites:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;line-height:19px;font-family:sans-serif"><p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0.5em;margin-left:0px;line-height:1.5em">
Measures taken to ensure national security include:</p><ul style="line-height:1.5em;list-style-type:square;margin-top:0.3em;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:1.6em;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px">
<li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">diplomacy</a> to rally allies and isolate threats</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">marshalling economic power to facilitate or compel cooperation</li><li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">maintaining effective <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_forces" title="Armed forces" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">armed forces</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">implementing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_defense" title="Civil defense" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">civil defense</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_preparedness" title="Emergency preparedness" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">emergency preparedness</a> measures (including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-terrorism_legislation" title="Anti-terrorism legislation" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">anti-terrorism legislation</a>)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">ensuring the resilience and redundancy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_infrastructure" title="Critical infrastructure" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">critical infrastructure</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_service" title="Intelligence service" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">intelligence services</a> to detect and defeat or avoid threats and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage" title="Espionage" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">espionage</a>, and to protect <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information" title="Classified information" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">classified information</a></li>
<li style="margin-bottom:0.1em">using <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterintelligence" title="Counterintelligence" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">counterintelligence</a> services or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_police" title="Secret police" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(6,69,173);background-image:none;background-color:initial;background-repeat:initial initial">secret police</a> to protect the nation from internal threats</li>
</ul></span></div><div><br></div><div>I think we should let our government do it's job and engage to the extent that we ensure that our civil liberties are protected.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div>
<div>Brian</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:14 AM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
not really.<br>
<br>
How can we agree that "preservation of security is the role of state<br>
organs" when it is patently obvious that most properties in the<br>
country need private guards?<br>
<br>
rgds,<br>
<br>
McTim<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
On 3/22/12, Brian Munyao Longwe <<a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:48 AM, McTim <<a href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> On 3/22/12, John Kariuki <<a href="mailto:ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk">ngethe.kariuki2007@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > Listers,<br>
>> > If we agree that preservation of security is the role of state organs<br>
>><br>
>> I think this is disproven by the fact that almost every property in KE<br>
>> has at least one private askari!<br>
>><br>
><br>
> I hope that was said tongue-in-cheek...<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Brian Munyao Longwe<br>
> e-mail: <a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com">blongwe@gmail.com</a><br>
> cell:  +254715964281<br>
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> meta-blog: <a href="http://mashilingi.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://mashilingi.blogspot.com</a><br>
><br>
> "Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand<br>
> for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."<br>
><br>
<br>
<br>
</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">--<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
McTim<br>
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A<br>
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel<br>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div>Brian Munyao Longwe</div>e-mail: <a href="mailto:blongwe@gmail.com" target="_blank">blongwe@gmail.com</a><br>cell:  +254715964281<br>blog : <a href="http://zinjlog.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://zinjlog.blogspot.com</a><br>
meta-blog: <a href="http://mashilingi.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://mashilingi.blogspot.com</a><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">"Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything."</span></div>
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