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Changing face of security under devolution

NAIROBI: Now that it is no secret your average leader has at least two handguns and a rifle, we might as well declare this a cowboy state.

Do not be surprised when the bullets begin to fly, especially if the general in charge of Interior matters does not slow down his tanks. Throw in a certain colonial era chieftain with an American accent and you know we are back in the Wild West. I know you would like to imagine that with gringos like this we can settle the Migingo issue once and for all. But our breed of cowboys do not draw on account of disputed borders. If Uganda ever lays claim to Mt Kenya, that can never bother our gun toting boys. Their only concern is their political ambitions.

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