Mandate of counter terrorism agencies should be reviewed

The recent terror attack on the Dusit D2 Hotel and adjacent buildings at 14 Riverside Drive has once again brought out the need for a review by the Executive and Parliament of all current counter terrorism efforts.

While there is evidence that the response time and coordination among security agencies was far much better compared to the September 21st 2013 Westgate attack and the April 1st 2015 Garissa University attack, there are perhaps three areas of focus that an autonomous counter terrorism agency can deliver.