Did insecurity inform Friday’s military changes?

Kenya: While gradual changes within the security forces may have been on card, there is no denying they were hastened by the slaughter, on April 2nd, of 148 people including 142 students of Garissa University College by the Al Shabaab militants.

The changes by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the first ever major changes in the military since taking over power two years back, affected the retiring Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Julius Karangi, and included shuffling the top military command to replace Karangi and deal with the threat of security.