Westgate: Let's salute those who risked life and limb

The common narrative that has come out of the painful memories of last year's Westgate Mall terror attack on September 21, 2013 was that several brave police officers, reservists and KDF soldiers responded to a very grave situation. Many arrived at the mall without the faintest idea of the enormity of the task that awaited them.

But like the brave officers they were trained to be, they responded with bravery and tenacity. In the end, these heroes managed to rescue hundreds from the Al-Shabaab attackers who had descended on the mall and started firing indiscriminately at the shoppers and other people who were in the building.