Terror attacks have always come to remind people of their greatest vulnerability to tragic crimes.
What follows an attack are often questions of how safe and prepared to fight back the crime in real time when it occurs unexpectedly.
Sometimes a little help is required but at the end of the day someone has to be able to stand up on their own because as mush as we want we all can not be everywhere at the same time and independence is key quality in survival.
Leaders in Somalia are questioning the recent abandonment of a military base in the country by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers, saying the move will expose the country to Al-Shabaab threats.
The leaders say Kenyan troops started withdrawing from Somalia after moving out of Busar, KDF’s command centre in the northern sector of Jubaland, a town that was liberated in the first 100 days of their entry into Somalia.
Busar is a Gedo region,where KDF recorded their greatest loss in history during the El Adde attack, in which about 200 soldiers died.
Mr Aw Hirsi, the Minister for Planning and International Cooperation in Jubaland, told reporters that the withdrawal had left the people uncertain as to whether the departure of the Kenyans could secure the region lasting peace and tranquility, or whether it could further land their weary souls into the hands of Al-Shabaab militants.
Department of Defence Spokesperson Bogita Ongeri and KDF spokesperson Paul Njoroge declined to respond to the questions raised from the movement of KDF troops towards the border.
A senior official in the Department of Defence, who cannot be named because he is not authorized to speak to the press, said that the move is classified, and that they are awaiting a brief from the military intelligence before making any public statements.
The withdrawal comes after top Amisom commanders met in Mogadishu on February 16 and agreed on how to execute the mission’s new Concept of Operations (Conops), a document that provides a framework for implementing the AU troops’ gradual transition and final exit from Somalia.
According to Mr Simon Mulongo, the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Somalia Transition Plan will include the phased and conditions-based troops’ withdrawal and handing over of priority locations in Mogadishu to the Somali Security Forces, the degrading of Al-Shabaab, and supporting the Somali National Security Forces to take full charge of the country’s national security.
Mr Hirsi blamed the Somali government for not being keen on following the Conops strategy.