On 3:53 AM – 5 Jun 2015, the Government of the Republic of Kenya’s Interior Ministry released a statement citing poaching, terrorism, and land militancy as factors escalating poaching in the country.
The Government of the Republic of Kenya intelligence service findings reports that the ivory haul intercepted in Thailand was facilitated by elements with connections inside Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) and Somali based Islamists group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen fundraisers brass.
The Interior Ministry reports that MRC and Al Shabaab are actively involved in poaching as a mean to raise funds to finance their activities in Kenya and the East African region.
Analysis
Poaching in Kenya has escalated in the past 7 years. Al Shabaab terrorists activities in Kenya has also increased in a similar year period.
MRC Members have been training alongside Al Shabaab militants in the coastal areas of Kenya; Kwale, Mombasa, and Kilifi.
These three counties are where all 2 groups, Al Shabaab and MRC, have used to radicalize and recruits youths.
All 3 counties are where poaching has been rampant since all 3 share the Tsavo National park (Tsavo West & East).
The areas also touch the Indian Ocean hence provide an ideal contraband ocean routes.
Forecast
The Government of Kenya see’s poaching as a threat to its national security. Raft measures to combat and stymie poaching are in place.
Operations to preempt the threat posed by poachers, terrorism, and land militancy will have medium security risks towards the election period in 2017 when Kenya goes for general elections.
MRC has limited capability to conduct successful militant attack in the Coastal area, however, the possibility of a large-scale attack in the coast targeting police or government facilities is high since more than a dozen adherents of the land militancy group have gained military-grade training from Somali Islamist group Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen.
hahahaha but i thought GOK runs the port. talk of stupidity. fire the workers who took bribes to let these things pass and stop making a fool of yourselves
Unfortunately the Government does not own the citizens,their mindsets,faith and beliefs,however let this be awake up call too late in the day if it is not just a propaganda
True true true n true
An the sale of stolen cattle in North Rift
#Khalif i disagree with you, they should areast from both sides. i surpose they both participated in the crime.
Too cheap a propaganda that cannot sell even in black market
The smell of B.S…
Make use of “HUMINT” on the ground”,” “GEONT” Geospatial”frm satelite aerial “IMINT”and Our beloved Country kenya Will be a safer place for our generation to live.
Hahahaha…Uhuru’s clown govt. Hahaha…ha!
Makaburi style pap
If we all make use of”HUMINT”GEOINT”(GEOSPATIAL)IMINT AND OSINT WELL kenya will be aparadise country to live in! Also government should invest Heavily ön “TECHINT”so us to improve on technical field.your opinios counts: Naomy Mutyauvyu Bonny Ommani
This appears too far from truth,I believe that whoever is involved in this illegal trade is too close to the corridors of power.Alshabaab and mrc
aren’t.
This is economic sabotage
Now this’s what I call pure BS. We all know that wife to a powerful politician who’s involved in this business. You also want to tell us Alshabaab and mrc have access to statehouse Mombasa where they go to hide their ivory? If thats the case then we’re doomed as a country.
I tend to believe this is a propaganda page coz it does not have any intelligence update
do you have proof? some things make people disappear
Some people just tend to believe some Kenyans are too primitive to accept such cheap propaganda, can the adm tell us who hid the ivories in Mombasa State House-MRC & Al Shabaab? U know better where to sell to that propaganda not to other Kenyans
Some pole here have few answers if quizzed
interpol police!
Just who may buy this line of thought? To what extent does offialdom take Kenyans As Pure Idiots And Dimwits?
Very true; we are winning this war. But start killing the jiggers i.e Alshabaab financiers, symthalizers and supporters
Pure hogwash… Are you paid to spread cheap propaganda! We know capabilities of MRC, and linking the two to Alshabab is even more dumber… Kindly fight poachers not give reasons for their existence.
Propaganda
Unbelievable…mr mention.
if they could only follow the money trail ………
Its good for their agenda….
we should be hearing of dissapearance with no trace.. deal nmercilessly with these alshabaab dogs
Really? Sidhani… ebu look for another excuses… This one no.
Let the GOK issue firearm to any living creature
so mrc n alshabaab have their terminal in mombasa.inever knew .close that terminal.otherwise we kenyans know that it passed thro kpa mombasa under thewatch of some influential pple in your government
Nice bed time story. U mean that the two groups managed to sneak in our national parks killed the elephants, stole the tusks, hid them safely n then exported it. What a story