Palaver

Kenyan soldiers must be a bored lot in Kismayu. And having landed to find that their quarry had made a Usain Bolt for the nearest forest, they must be wondering why they came so far only to hear the chaps are busy running around Nairobi and Mombasa with the mistaken notion that civilians are also combatants. Imagine the shock on Brig. Anthony Ngere’s face, the Amison Sector II Commander being confronted, not by technicals, but by mountains of charcoal bags (Where is Kenya Forest Service when you need them?) and there is only one ship. It is packed full of special, anti-Al Shabaab ammunition and cannons. Unfortunately Amisom also requires its patrol services to keep shipping lanes open.