Focal Point

Tit- for- tat should not be looked at as the solution to our insecurity malaise. In the wake of Garissa attack, a lot was said.Following the Mandera quarry attack, yet more was said.Before that, a lot was said following the Lamu attacks and long before that, the Westgate attack drew scathing and tough utterances.Beneath these harsh words were what seemed like assuring statements but barely assuring. The Westgate attack was heartbreaking for lack of a better word.Never had our vulnerability and mortality been put to perspective in such brutality and cold savagery.We were exposed as a soft spot.It would never happen again, we promised ourselves and the government assured us of the death of the attackers.The Mandera bus attack brought the statement from our Deputy President that 100 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in retaliatory attacks.After Lamu, several suspects were rounded up only to be released later.Following the Garissa attacks, we were informed of KDF bombing two Al-Shab...

The sun is scarred, The moon injured, And in the dead of night, The collosus has fallen. Grief knows no bounds, Sorrow and melancholy abound, As dreams morph to nightmares, The collosus has fallen. Woods a shade of death, Black promises thus evil uncouth, And when life shifts to grey from mirth, The collosus has fallen. Broken glass,dull brass, Soiled trophies,ugly hats, White skin,pale shadows, The collosus has fallen. Eyes that see in darkness, Darkness guides the eyes, Light submits to the blank stare, The collosus has fallen. Illness and health, Penury and wealth, The shade and the light, Like days of night, Of shadows and their masters, The dry lands and deep blue seas, The earth and the sky, Frowned upon by the moon and the sun, The collosus has fallen. Fat wallets,empty pockets, Misery and its contrasting equivalent, Of the mysteries of life, And the joy of belief, A lack of faith, And fulfillment of achievement, The making of a legacy, The co...

The Catalans looked set for a 2-1win over Sevilla only for a late Kevin Grameiro goal to throw a spanner in the works for Barcelona. Deflation prevailed following the final whistle at Sanchez Pizjuan stadium and from the looks on the Barcelona players faces,it was evident that their implosion had cost them dear.It was't a defeat, yet it felt like one in impact and magnitide,all Barca players rueful of the chances that they lost.Barcelona had started in lively style and it was Lionel Messi (who else?)who put Barca infront with a trademark curl from the right.It was domination from then on and Neymar stamped Barca's authority in the game with a peach of a free kick that sailed over the Sevilla defensive wall for the second.Sudddenly it looked like Barcelona would upset all odds and become the first team to beat Sevilla on their own backyard this season.They ought to have,they were supposed to and with a 2-0 lead in the opening half hour,they were destined to.Yet once more they ...