Kenyans tearing the country apart at every seam

Anybody landing in Kenya would be forgiven for thinking the country is at war. There are voices of discord, posturing, supremacy contests and a flurry of litigation between various constitutionally-entrenched organisations and offices. Indeed, the Commission on Revenue Allocation has voiced concern that unending wrangling and supremacy wars between agencies handling units of devolved governance are disrupting service delivery.

As armed cattle rustlers threaten the peace and security in northern Kenya and the Rift Valley, there have been disquieting murmurs that the two police formations are not working in tandem. Meanwhile, many families are grieving the loss of loved ones — police officers mercilessly mowed down in a bandit ambush.