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Kenya needs international support, not travel advisories

Our security forces deserve a special commendation for the professional manner they responded to the killings at the Westgate Mall in the Westlands area of Nairobi, arriving barely 15 minutes after the first shots were fired on Saturday.

Given the heavy traffic jams that clog the roads in Westlands, that response time was only equaled by the level of dedication they displayed as they searched for the terrorists floor by floor.

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