The dawn massacre of over 20 people in Tana River and the retaliatory attack that upped the unfortunate tally to 45 have left the country baffled as to how the security forces in the country work.
First, it was clear even to the villagers that an attack was impeding. It was, therefore, almost a foregone conclusion that the intelligence and the police would avert more bloodshed. Why did they not stop further bloodletting, or were they tacitly complicit in the attacks?