The worsening crisis in Somalia, followed by reports of deployments of Kenyan troops along the Kenya – Somalia border has generated lots of interest in our armed forces.
Due to severe restrictions on information flow, it is not easy for ordinary members of the public to see what exactly our military and police forces do behind the scenes. Here below, the Nairobi Chronicle presents pictures of our national armed forces.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: These are NOT pictures of Operation Linda Mpaka that is ongoing at the Somali border.
Kenya Airforce F-5 fighter jet roaring over the skies. The F5 is Kenya's principal air superiority fighter jet.
Kenya Army soldiers manning a mortar during field operations.
Kenya Army soldiers marching during a field exercise.
Kenya Navy vessels in the high seas.
A paramilitary unit armed with G-3 rifles on the look-out.
Kenya Army soldiers attending a classroom session.
Any of you have similar pictures? Please send to nairobichronicle@live.com
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Those who live in glass houses must not throw stones.
what do u mean??..do u mean that Kenya can get into a state similar to somalia??….If you think so..then u are dreaming…..Kenyans are more intelligent than primitive Somalian chimps…we have a sense of order .
I hope these are not the comments of a Kenyan Somali. It is in everybody’s interest to have a stable Somalia. The suffering visited to the ordinary citizens due to this senseless killings by Al Shabab should be enough to inspire the international community ( Kenya included ) into action. It is foolhardy to imagine that the Somalis can solve their problems on their own. They have failed to do this in over 18 years, how do we expect that they can do so now. We have a duty to act not only to protect our interests but also to save lives.
‘Western Powers and Somalis Will Not Accept a Taliban-style Regime’
Interview with Paula Roque, Horn of Africa Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS, Pretoria), about the current situation in southern Somalia and Mogadishu. She comments on the motivations of young people to join al-Shabaab, the international approach to Somalia and the presence of international Jihadists in the country.
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Ali, Kenyans have not done anything to deserve to be called your enemy.
Respectfully quoting from the Noble Koran, Surah 16:126, “And if you punish, then punish them with the like of that with which you were afflicted.” How have Kenyans afflicted You?!!! In fact, Somali business has thrived.
Its all an Illusion.
You got it all wrong. kenya has taken somali lands & claim it’s theirs. They have killed somalis & who knows how many.If you think i am lying, just do some research about the history of n.eastern kenya So stop saying they don’t deserve to be called our enemies.
I hear from a source that Kenya was given \acquired cheaply 32 Chinkooks and 8 F-15 fighters from the US..Does anyone have this info??
Abc…. that is not true. A Fighter plane is more than just the plane itself, and indeed requires a hell lot more beyond what you see. Our economy would not sustain a squadron of F-15 unless we mobilised for war – which then means essentially that war become the primary recepient of Government expenditure. We have other options, just as efffective and effecient in all manners as the F-15. And not just from the Americans, but also from French and the Russians as well.
The Japs have fantastic fighter options too. Relax guys, you are in good hands here!
Dr. Who.
Precisely what is the diagreement in Somalia that justifys the carnage you have wrought in your own country and upon your own people for the last 18 years? Is is tribal / religious / cultural differences, indeed of a life and death importance? Arent you not infact one tribe, one language, one culture, one religion? Stop trying to fool the world that your problems are imported – your enemy is only yourself! And now you whip up emotive justification to export your madness out somalia, and have the temerity to call God into this insane lie! We are ready to meet you, anywhere including mogadishu, and we make no bones about it.
Hello In arecent east africa war games in Tz ,many of Kenyan soldiers were seen taken to one of the goverment hospitals in Arusha ,does this shows that kenyan soldiers are just softy as one of my collegue from Uganda said.
DR WHO just give us permeation by trying to invade our country kenya>and within 2 day all those somali militias will be digging their graves:{from Kenya military top command}
POA – any military exercise is not a walk in the park, and involves at the very least physical exertion to the point of pain. Exercises are meant to test the state of preparedness of any armed unit, and the most important being the Human Component. There are a lot of factors that are vectored into Military Exercises, and any number of them could result in some injuries or even fatalities. All soldiers expect this, and indeed we pay little mind to this eventuality – it is an occupational hazard. So, tell me, if you get splashed with muddy water by a drunk driver, does this in any indicate your incompetence as a pendestrian? Some of these queries posted in these blogs are so simplistic and utterly ignorant as to be laughable were it not for the serious nature of the subject matter. A little research before you post would be quite in order, I reckon!!
Amazing how this conversation has shifted.However i felt compelled to clarify this “Uncle tom” nonsense talk by saying everyone including this arrogant spearhead is right in terms of how this term has been applied overtime.If you contact americans today they will tell you that they when they pay their taxes to the goverment,they refer to the goverment as uncle tom thus ” the money belongs to uncle tom.” By much, they call the hgoverment uncle tom when its taking from them rather than handing out.
On the other hand the defination given above is the original derivative of the term which does not materialize today in the west.Infact most americans dont know this defination.
To end this chapter and move to something else,i urge you guys to stop name calling and be men of character.
AND TO STAR HERE AND NOW,DOES ANY ONE KNOW WHY OUR GOVERMENT IS SO MUM ON MIGINGO ISSUE WHEN OUR PEOPLE ARE BEING HARASSED EVERY DAY?IS IT NOT THE GOVERMENT DUTY TO PROTECT KENYANS ANY WHERE?WHY IS THIS COUNTRY BEING FORCED TO RELISH HUMILIATION AT THE HANDS OF A WEAK AND ARROGANT NEIGHBOR?
Pain in the ass,
I thought this uncle Tom business was meant for another blog where guys were trading insults and irritating the rest of us and killing an otherwise interesting debate.