We must work with police to secure Kenya

We must applaud the Kenya Police Service for foiling a plot by suspected terrorists to carry out attacks against local and foreign targets within our borders. Citizens and visitors welcome reports by Inspector General of Police that prime suspects in the terror network have been apprehended and that the suspects have volunteered crucial information to help police with investigations.

It is a good thing that the police boss gave a detailed narrative of the movement of the suspects between Kenya and Iran. Although fine details of the plot were not shared with the public — for obvious security reasons — we must point out that the report makes citizen participation in securing the nation an everyday, all the time, everywhere affair. As a country we are lately attracting high profile visitors. A terror attack during any of these visits would send the wrong signal to the world about our ability to secure our borders.