The Recce Company deserves credit for ending the Garissa Attack despite the hurdles they faced during the course of the hostage-rescue operation. Soldiers from the Elite Recce squad lifted the Garissa University siege after incapacitating the al Shabaab terrorists who had barricaded themselves within the dormitories alongside some of their hostages.
The al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists led by Abdirahim Mohammed Abdullahi launched the pre-dawn attack on the university by first executing armed guards stationed at the gate before proceeding to lay siege on the University as they also conducted random executions. By mid-day, the al Shabaab terrorists had effectively created a hostage-barricade crisis as the KDF working alongside the Kenya police led by Inspector-General of Police Joseph Kipchirchir Boinet attempted to contain the already volatile situation.
Meanwhile, the Recce Company in Ruiru was facilitating the transport logistics for the Recce Squad commandos who would deal with the hostage situation. Recce commandos are trained to effectively manage hostage situations using the available resources. After reaching the theater ops, the commandos were briefed on the relevant aspects of the crisis prior to them being deployed inside the university to neutralize the enemy combatants as well as ensure that the hostages are freed safely. Within a period of about 15 minutes, Recce Squad Commandos had incapacitated the attackers and also freed the hostages thus ending the Garissa Hostage crisis. For this feat, the Recce Squad deserves commendation for a job well done.
The next thing government should do is to deal with their sympathizers notably moha jicho pevu.
We need to pay therse gentlemen something they can at least call salary! Their work is risky and even with this they have made a name for themselves!
I commend them for work well done. the squad is fast and potential and hence should be accorded the necessary support to counter such situations. the most demeaning and heart breaking factor in discipline forces is corruption; of which this group has kept itself clean. our prayers are on you, may God give you more blessed protected life here on earth and a reward hereafter.
We commend them, we continue to support them with above all else prayers… this issue has a little problem because the press is deliberately (in my humble opinion) causing un-necessary discomfort and division between the forces. None is better than the other — they all work as team (KDF, Recce, APs, Regular Police & Intel — Police & KDF) — this is not an apple to apple comparison– every agency is trained separately and for different goals/ challenges.. it’s thus not sincere or appropriate to say KDF is the best, or Recce is he best or RPDU is the best etc….Again: None can work effectively without the help of the other — this is why we NOW have a Multi-Agency Command Center — let us build it on ‘trust’ & comradeship and not ALLOW the press divide this by insinuating one is the better than the other!!