THE MUNGIKI ISSUE

I have refrained from commenting about this issue for a long time though it has been killing me till i cant hold no more.

My understanding of the whole issue is that mungiki is just the first symptom of a very serious ailment growing/brewing within the Kenya society.

I don't wanna be the prophet of doom but normally after first symptom there comes the next one if first one is ignored or handled inappropriately, mungiki didn't come from nowhere nor did taliban and several others which as much as we would like to believe they are gone, the truth is they are still very much around.

The ''quick fix'' approach to this issue wont work( own view ) , just like a head ache which we normally brush aside by taking pain killer and then its business as usual. The fact as we all know is that a head ache is just a symptom the body is saying something is wrong and you need to see a doctor for thorough check up .

How many adherents are the police capable of killing or arresting ? by their own assertions mungiki claim to be over a million, are we ready to kill one million Kenyans and the our problems will be over? experience has shown that force rarely solves anything, how many Kenyans believe Bush used the right approach in dealing with Iraq .

Why why ! (sob) cant we use our very good diplomacy that we are very good at as demonstrated in our role in Sudan and Somalia, why cant we can also use it in Kenya because clearly there is a problem.

Somebody make me understand why we cant form a commission of inquiry to look into the root causes of this groups and come up with recommendations , probably the team that was very instrumental in Sudan peace process will find this a piece of cake.That problem in mount elgon could also be included not forgetting cattle rustling between pokot and marakwet and also in north eastern and yes coast land problems.

disclaimer: i am not a supporter of mungiki or any other illegal groups nor do i support any of their activities or approach.