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Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenyan Forces Claim Control Of Westgate Mall by pendo89(f): 6:55pm On Sep 24, 2013 |
musiwa1l: I weep with Kenya people in their sorrow THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU. KENYA WILL CONTINUE TO TRIUMPH AND SO WILL ALL AFRICAN NATIONS WHICH LOVE PEACE. I BEG ALL POSTERS TO IGNORE ANYONE WHO SPREADS HATE ONLINE. DO NOT REPLY OR QUOTE HIM,LET HIM SPEAK TO HIMSELF. MAY WE DWELL IN UNITY PEACE AND LIBERTY PLENTY BE FOUND WITHIN OUR BORDERS. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenyan Forces Claim Control Of Westgate Mall by pendo89(f): 9:00am On Sep 24, 2013 |
eightsin: I've got to buy myself a gun. LOL When they walk in with automatic weapons /grenades,you are at their mercy. Well it may come in handy if you prefer to shoot yourself instead of waiting to be blown apart into pieces. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenyan Forces Claim Control Of Westgate Mall by pendo89(f): 8:39am On Sep 24, 2013 |
rastamouse: I am disappointed in the Kenyan security forces. They rushed into the building without proper planning and that has resulted in the standoff which had led to the deaths of several people. Looking at the pictures that came out earlier, I will not be surprised if some of the terrorists including the 'White Widow' have already escaped with the civilians. YOU ARE SO SO WRONG, I JUST DONT KNOW HOW TO BEGIN EXPLAINING HOW IT UNFOLDED AND THE QUICK RESPONSE WE KENYANS WITNESSED FROM OUR MILITARY. FYI ,Kenya has many undercover police reservists walking around in plainclothes, but wearing bullet proof vests.They patrol malls and streets mingling with ordinary citizens.Most of the guys you saw in plainclothes are reservists. Some just happened to be around and I want to believe that a soldier/cop is a soldier on duty 24/7 and not only when he is in uniform. So here is what happened. ORDINARY COPS ,IN BLUE RESPONDED FIRST TO THE ATTACK,BECAUSE THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. THE MILITARY STEPPED IN FROM THEIR BARRACKS WHICH ARE QUITE DISTANCE FROM WESTGATE, WHEN IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS NO ORDINARY ROBBERY. THE HOSTAGES WERE TWEETING FROM WITHIN THE BUILDING UNTIL THEY WERE ORDERED TO STOP. Those who went with guns ran to save lives.When a victim is drowning you don't look for swimming gear first if you can swim.Their mission was to get out as many hostages as they could even if it meant dying on the line of fire.That is what soldiers do and I give maximum respect to all soldiers for their sacrifice. God bless the Soldiers.They are made not Born. 2 Likes |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Kenyan Forces Claim Control Of Westgate Mall by pendo89(f): 8:13am On Sep 24, 2013 |
halfcurrent: One area that seems to impress me about the Kenyan forces is their response time to the attack. They really responded on time. God bless the soldiers.They are also Fathers and Brothers who risked their lives to rescue . Soldiers are made not Born. |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 3:56am On Sep 24, 2013 |
AYANLE MOVE OVER,I AM NOT BOTHERED WITH YOUR RANTINGS AS YOUR CASE IS PSYCHO. I just pity you. Get this Breaking News:THE SEIGE IS OVER! TERRORISTS KILLED,HOSTAGES RELEASED. WE HAVE TRIUMPHED! KENYA REMAINS STRONG,KDF IS MORE DETERMINED,AFRICAN NATIONS HAVE RALLIED BEHIND US,SOMALIA IS BUT A PIT LATRINE. TIME TO START WIPE OUT OPERATIONS IN EASTLEIGH. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 3:31am On Sep 24, 2013 |
IGNORE THIS AFRICAN GUY! HE ENJOYS THE ATTENTION,THOUGH THE MODS ALSO ... WE HAVE TRIUMPHED!!!! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 3:27am On Sep 24, 2013 |
onila: A man identified only as Stephen, centre, whose father was killed in the Westgate mall attack, weeps outside a Nairobi morgue on Monday. While the gun battle continued at the mall, Kenya mourned as the identities of those killed were released the lady on the right is my friend!! a known singer wow.God bless her. condolences. |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 10:29pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
onila: YES. IT'S HAPPENING NOW.No official statement yet but the newscasters are on scene reporting. Forces cleaning the building. |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 10:21pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
IT'S OVER! TERRORISTS KILLED,HOSTAGES RELEASED SPECIAL FORCES COMBING THE BUILDING. oh sorry ayanle, you are the domesticated camel bye TERRORISTS DEAD! 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 10:09pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
AYANLE KINDLY POST 5 POSITIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF SOMALIA. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 10:03pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
africa-down: Ok I have heard you.Pat yourself,wear a fresh diaper and go to bed .You are stinking all over the place just like ye all do.YUCK. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 9:51pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
africa-down: No Ayanle,am here,just laughing at your stupidity. Wait a sec,kenya belongs to kenyans, most somalis are refugees in North Eastern near the camps. Now tell me why a refugee would talk proud of a host country as his own? Inferiority complex? laughing stock of the world? Why are you so proud of my country Ayanle and not your wretched God forsaken somalia? C'mmon tell me something positive about Somalia YOUR COUNTRY and leave Kenya to Kenyans. Ok just 5 positive facts about somalia. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 8:51pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
funnyx: Most somalis are hiv-infected,very immoral and abusing even their own kin. They however prefer to suffer in silence. Somali 123456 aka africa-down is more likely to die from malnutrition/cholera or hiv than a bullet. 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 8:26pm On Sep 23, 2013 |
yaawn @ somali5 aka africa-down.you don't tire? wear your diaper and go to bed, public noisemaker... 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 9:48am On Sep 23, 2013 |
Ok we are tired. I want to see this Samantha Widow. So far,Fire has broken out in side one of the shops-Bata. I suspect they could bomb up the place, but God forbid. And yes the Mall was built by Israelis. |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 8:35am On Sep 23, 2013 |
The bloody Shabaab attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall on September 21 was an act of desperation by a jihadi group beset by internal power struggles and plummeting support. It is intended to provoke a violent backlash against ethnic Somalis by the Kenyan government and Kenyan citizens. Angry and frustrated Kenyans must resist the urge to play into Shabaab’s hands. Ever since Shabaab’s ascent to power in 2007, security and country experts have worried about the possibility that Shabaab – which has long had a network in Kenya – would attack one of Kenya’s many soft targets. Nairobi’s busy shopping malls have always been a top concern. In addition to the loss of life, such a terrorist attack would have enormous ripple effects, costing Kenya hundreds of millions of dollars in lost tourist and business dollars. Yet for six years, the jihadi group opted only for a series of relatively small-scale attacks in Kenya, most of which appear to have been free-lance actions inspired by, rather than directly launched by, Shabaab. What was constraining Shabaab, even at the height of its power and popularity in Somalia in 2007-08, from taking the war to Kenya? The answer, we surmised, was that Shabaab did not want to disrupt the interests of hundreds of thousands of Somalis living and investing in Kenya. Since the collapse of the Somali state in 1991, over a million Somalis have fled to and through Kenya, and many now have extensive business and real estate investments there. For all of the deep tensions between Somalis and Kenyans, Somalis are major stakeholders in Kenya today. Were Shabaab to launch a large-scale terrorist attack in Kenya, the argument went, it would risk provoking a heavy Kenyan crackdown on all of those Somali businesses. That in turn would provoke a backlash by Somalis against Shabaab. At that point, Shabaab would not have to worry about what the Kenyan or US governments would do to them — they’d have to worry about what fellow Somalis would do to them. Messing with Somali business interests has never advanced the interests of any political actor in Somalia, foreign or local. But the argument went further than this. Many of us also warned that Shabaab’s reluctance to attack soft targets in Kenya (or elsewhere, including in the US) was contingent on the group’s continued success in Somalia. Were the group to weaken and fragment, it would be more likely to consider high-risk terrorism abroad. Paradoxically, a weakened Shabaab is a greater threat outside Somalia than a stronger Shabaab. And make no mistake – Shabaab is weakened. It is still one of the strongest armed groups in south-central Somalia, and still capable of daily assassinations and terrorist attacks in Mogadishu, but it is in a state of serious decline. Over the past two years, it has lost control of almost all urban areas and the lucrative revenues from seaports like Kismayo. Its deep internal divisions exploded in armed conflict this year, resulting in the deaths of several of its top leaders and the splintering of the group. Most foreign mujahedeen have become disillusioned and left Somalia. And, most importantly, far fewer Somalis, both in country and in the large Somali diaspora, actively support the group. The Westgate attack is the latest sign of the group’s weakness. It was a desperate, high-risk gamble by Shabaab to reverse its prospects. If the deadly attack succeeds in prompting vigilante violence by Kenyan citizens or heavy-handed government reactions against Somali residents, Shabaab stands a chance of recasting itself as the vanguard militia protecting Somalis against external enemies. It desperately needs to reframe the conflict in Somalia as Somalis versus the foreigners, not as Somalis who seek peace and a return to normalcy versus a toxic jihadi movement. Those who argue that this was a bid by Shabaab to demonstrate its continued relevance to Al Qaeda are mistaken. Shabaab’s gratuitous violence against civilians has long been a source of friction with Al Qaeda, whose leaders have been appalled at Shabaab’s counter-productive tactics. An attack on a shopping center filled with civilians of all religions and nationalities only damages further Al Qaeda’s “brand name” and is likely to widen further the gap between Al Qaeda and Shabaab leadership. The fact that Shabaab is too violent for Al Qaeda says a lot about how extreme this group has become. The Kenyan people and government now control the next move. If they respond to this terrible tragedy with restraint and respect for due process and rule of law, they will do more to undermine Shabaab than all of the counter-terrorism operations conducted inside Somalia. Kenya and Kenyans are not the only players who have the next move. Somalis – in Kenya, in Somalia, and in the diaspora – also face an unavoidable and immediate choice. Either they can mobilize against Shabaab and take the movement out once and for all – by drying up its financial sources, exposing its operatives, and denying the movement any safe space from which to operate – or they can sit on their hands and make vague calls for a negotiated settlement, as they have done for years. Somalia desperately needs a “Sunni uprising” against the hard-core extremists who now make up what is left of Shabaab. If Somalis refuse to act decisively against Shabaab, then it will be up to foreign governments to crush the group. But this will entail crackdowns that will almost certainly impact innocent Somalis and legitimate Somali businesses in Kenya and around the world, and that is not in anyone’s interest except Shabaab’s. This is ultimately a Somali problem, and requires a Somali solution that is swift and unequivocal. If that happens, the terrible attack of September 21 will go down as the day Shabaab dug its own grave. http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/09/22/2662191/deadly-attack-kenya-mall-sign-desperation/ 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 8:16am On Sep 23, 2013 |
africa-down: Somali 12345.I think you deserve to be called a person. Sorry I had to borrow this. Don't drag the rest into your madness.Do you even know who runs Kenya? I said earlier that we have co-existed peacefully for a long time . They work hard,but you steal and kill,You are warmongers,they are not! That is the difference. Somalis are the lowlest living people in Kenya. So poor and dirty they live 20-30 in a house . They survive on elshabab money from their terrorist relatives.All kenyans know that, but you can only fool Nigerians online not Kenyans/EA.. Those poor women seek daily work just as is the case everywhere.The only diff is that your women are too lazy and dirty to maintain a clean household Somalia is a cursed land. .Wait for operation fagia wolalo. You will run screaming back to that dry land and we shall have no mercy this time round. Whoever kills by the sword shall die by the sword. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 7:57am On Sep 23, 2013 |
africa-down: Somali 1,2,3,4,5, Keep killing innocent souls and looking for ways to justify it. The war in Somalia is not a religious but a political one ,We have muslims in our country and we have co-existed well,but you guys are terrorists not muslims!! You mess up our country,you bomb our towns you invade our privacy after we have offered refuge to your women and kids and in return you decide to bomb us? You mess up the entire EA economy ,evade paying taxes,bring in illegal weapons fake currency and you want us to leave you alone? We don't care about religion,stay off Kenya and we won't care what you do in your country.-It's time to close those refugee camps,send your poor souls back to Somalia and let the Arab world feed you because they are entry points to you terrorists. Get this right! Kenya cannot be cowed be Somalia. It will take only a day to chase you all out of Kenya so watch your mouth. Operation fagia wolalo. 6 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 1:21am On Sep 23, 2013 |
Kamenmen: Very wrong.You can best describe the kenya if you live here. The country is a mixture of many races living here as citizens. Whatever the case,when terror strikes, race takes a backseat.It's vain and foolish to discuss colour during such times. It's even more silly to rubbish the efforts made by the trained security guys doing their level best in such a hostile environment. If one thinks they can do better let them join the forces.I am sure they will not leave camp due to cowardice. 4 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 12:31am On Sep 23, 2013 |
El shabab in an interview with aljazeera- When asked what they'll do with the hostages he says they will not surrender and they will not negotiate!! Attackers killed a few hostages and threw their body parts outside after helicopters landed on the roof. All somali refugees must go back to somalia! We are fed up with hosting evil.They can slaughter themselves to death if they so wish and leave peaceful nations to progress. Mtaona cha mtema kuni haki! NKTEEST! You will all go to hell with bloody hands. 2 Likes |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 12:22am On Sep 23, 2013 |
Politics / Re: Kenya Mall Under Attack From Islamic Terrorists (Pictures) by pendo89(f): 4:37pm On Sep 22, 2013 |
IT SHALL BE WELL.I CONGRATULATE THE KENYAN PEOPLE FOR THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE SHOWN TOWARDS THE VICTIMS. LOTS OF DONATIONS AND BLOOD. CONGRATS TO THE SECURITY FORCES ,SO MANY WOULD HAVE PERISHED HAD THEY NOT STEPPED IN ON TIME,THEY ARE STILL ON SCENE. 59 DEAD,MANY INJURED, THE TERRORISTS ARE NOW CORNERED, SHAME ON THEM WE WILL NOT BE COWED BY ISLAMIC TERRORISTS,KENYA GROWS STRONGER WITH EACH ATTACK. offering 'expert solutions' online is not helpful.The situation on the ground is deadly and the best team of local and foreign experts are doing their level best not to compromise the lives of the hostages. They know the tactics to employ. |
Foreign Affairs / Re: 39 Killed While 296 Injured At Nairobi Terror Attack by pendo89(f): 10:34am On Sep 22, 2013 |
59 dead so far.Hostages crisis still on. Horrible,they shot indiscriminately.The leader was a woman! they shot at kids ,a famous radio pregnant radio presenter these guys are devils! pure evil! Ghanaian Professor Kofi Awoonor killed in #Westgate attack other horrifying images here-graphic. http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/terrifying-images-from-an-attack-at-a-mall-in-kenya |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Witness: Kenya Mall Attackers Target Non-muslims by pendo89(f): 4:49pm On Sep 21, 2013 |
22 dead so far. Hostage situation still on very sad. |
Travel / Re: On Summer Holiday To Nairobi Kenya by pendo89(f): 3:09pm On Sep 15, 2013 |
olumide thank God you met kind taxi drivers-actually majority are but like one said they are usually suspicious of nigerians (matters of getting conned etc) If you come to Kenya unprepared ,you gonna spend lots of cash.The best is to plan in advance-tourists plan year or two ahead. You will get an all inclusive package-hotel accomodation,beach,safari,air etc at very good rates. You will also be in the hands of an agent,not taxi drivers.Taxi guys know about town every corner, but hotel classes,prizes and service ,you can't get that infor from them,hence your wandering about town. Next time plan well in advance and you will enjoy Kenya. Trust me, Nbo city is for Business travellers.Tourists go outside the city where the fun,sights and adventure is. You missed out on sights by restricting yourself in nbo. 1 Like |
Travel / Re: On Summer Holiday To Nairobi Kenya by pendo89(f): 3:02pm On Sep 15, 2013 |
MostHigh: Not yet.I want to visit when I am ready . I was interested in the product cz I thought of introducing it back home since most homes keep cattle for milk and the manure is only used for farming not bio-gas. |
Travel / Re: On Summer Holiday To Nairobi Kenya by pendo89(f): 11:11am On Sep 15, 2013 |
oolumide: @ claremont you must be having good time. Well I got into Nairobi early in the morning with my family. we went thru the visa process and got it. outside at the airport i changed us dollars into currency at the airport at 85KS to 1dollar, first rip off in kenya,cos it is actually 87 in bureau de changed. But i also have heard that kenyans try to rip off foreigners, but i dont mind since it is my first day of going into a city I know nobody with my entire family at nite, 1.30am, it is really a high risk now that i think about it. But been a sales man I always think i will always survive. But my wife must really believe in me to take the risk with me. pole sana. Would have helped you from the minute you stepped out of plane,helped you get accomodation at very nice guesthouses,anyway. I hope you got help. |
Travel / Re: On Summer Holiday To Nairobi Kenya by pendo89(f): 11:08am On Sep 15, 2013 |
MostHigh: Hi. I am late to reply but get in touch with these guys- http://www.biogas.co.ke/ |
Travel / Re: Nairobi Photos (kenya): A Beautiful East African City by pendo89(f): 9:53am On Sep 15, 2013 |
CAMEROONPRIDE: What kind of answer is that? |
Travel / Re: Nairobi Photos (kenya): A Beautiful East African City by pendo89(f): 9:42am On Sep 15, 2013 |
claremont: Jambo guys, habari?! Nice.Army base. |
Travel / Re: Nairobi Photos (kenya): A Beautiful East African City by pendo89(f): 9:40am On Sep 15, 2013 |
nimemiss hii thread jameni. beautiful flamingoes, nimeimagine zingekuwa places zingine,zingekuwa extinct. nini hiyo on top of Times tower inakaa kama space ship? |
Culture / Re: Being A Nigerian In Kenya by pendo89(f): 11:26pm On Sep 14, 2013 |
Never seen cops harassing the innocent ones. It's only those with suspicious activities that get caught. If you are here legally why fear? 1 Like |
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