Re: RIOTS IN KISUMU

    Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:49:12 -0800 (PST)
    From: otieno noah

In Kisumu on the 29th December, people were looting
anything and everything, from motor bikes, tuk tuk,
hardware, mattresses, trolley loads of goods,
literally anything.

I was informed that the police chose to take no notice
and went as far as encouraging them to loot SO LONG AS
THEY DO NOT BURN UP the business premises.

I have ever since witnessed that an entire multi
billion business premise WEDCO COMPLEX (and other
buildings) along with billions worth of all sorts
equipment – medical, hardware, an entire supermarket
went up into flames and the aftermath looks incredibly
horrible. Kisumu just has NO face at all.

Why did security men JUST WATCH, AND EVEN (REPORTEDLY)
PARTICIPATE in the looting? Was that another dimension
of security vigilance? This never happened in other
towns like Kericho, Eldoret, Kakamega, Mombasa and
Nairobi. Ask the commissioner of police to answer this
question.