Our goose was cooked when Al-Shabaab recruited Kenyans

Before the July 2010 Kampala bombings, the general consensus within Kenyan security agencies was that the Al-Shabaab was basically Somalia’s headache and the role of some neighbouring states such as Kenya was to keep our borders tight.

“The sentiments were that as long as we were a step ahead of them, then our territory would be safe,” says security expert George Musamali. “But in the event that they walked at the same pace with us, or outpaced us, then what would happen?”