Mpeketoni: Government fed us to the dogs as GSU chief waited for orders

Armed police officers patrols within some of the streets in Mpeketoni as security has been beefed up in the town and the troubled villages. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU]

LAMU COUNTY: One of the puzzling aspects of the Mpeketoni attack is the total and absolute failure by security forces to respond, although the country was notified of them through social media as soon as they started.

There is a General Service Unit (GSU) at Nyongoro, about 30 kilometres from Mpekotoni on your way to Witu. Again, the red helmeted and fearsome unit did not budge from its base until much later.