By Peter Aling’o
The Kenya government has mounted a massive crackdown on terror in the country since April 4, 2014. The operation, known as Operation Usalama Watch, is said, by security forces, to be an operation to detect illegal immigrants, arrest and prosecute persons suspected of engaging in terrorist activities, identify places harbouring criminals, and contain and prevent general acts of crime and lawlessness. However, to all intents and purposes the operation is an effort to crack down on terrorism.