Thread by @DisasterKenya

@StateHouseKenya Mr. President.
With our hazards history, impacts of which continue to affect, many especially the poor. Having a limping @InteriorKE as lead State Dept & populating it with a Hitler for CS & Mussolini for PS to address disasters is a crime against humanity, Sir!

We can blame it on all manner of causative factors & excuses. But the bottom line is, @InteriorKE as a State Dept in charge of Disaster Mgmt is a failure the leadership therein insensitive to boot & guilty of ineptitude where the subject matter is concerned.

@InteriorKE continues to fail miserably especially in the role of providing support & technical assistance to both National & County Govts jurisdictions. Something the @NDOCKenya used to try doing before, its mandate was usurped by the GSU Hqs based wannabes. the police run NDMA.

To me, @InteriorKE is supposed to-:
• Be the authoritative & trusted source of knowledge of the
emergency management arrangements in Kenya.
• Provide & lead the implementation of Nationally agreed
principles that underpin Emergency Mgmt arrangements
in Kenya.

• Promote the adoption of good practice in Emergency
Mgmt arrangements thro an agency such as @NDOCKenya.
• Build interoperability between jurisdictions, agencies,
businesses, & communities by the application of the
principles & common language, and

• Align would be National disaster resilience strategies,
frameworks & policy with Emergency Mgmt arrangements
by informing & assisting jurisdictions, agencies,
businesses,& communities in the implementation &
adoption of these arrangements.

At the very least @InteriorKE is duty bound to bring together the efforts of Kenyan of all walk of life, to deliver coordinated Emergency Mgmt across all hazards. When the proverbial hits the fan, something the @FredMatiangi lie in Emali following a bus barbecue highlights.

It is no secret that hazards are increasing, & when disasters come calling we get by, simply by the grace of our Maker. with such varied & complex factors such as-:
• Increasing population
• Deplorable standards of living & a rapidly growing
impoverished middle class.

• Increasing concentration of people and assets in urban
areas.
• Settlement on vulnerable areas (such as coastal zones &
flood plains).
One wonders why @InteriorKE continues to ignore their mandate & relegate it to the unwritten Mungu atasaidia SOP ?

We expect Govts at all levels to work together with all in building resilience to emergencies. Where they occur, we MUST be well served by @InteriorKE driven prevention, mitigation plans, by prep'dness,response,relief & recovery arrangements that are effective & forward thinking.

But with such insensitive to our grassroot needs, leadership infesting @InteriorKE ? @NjokiMwarumba @BasilioCC @chothep @mlimakenya @moalbrecht @johnnjenga @SimbaTirima @Hitlerlaw2 @Ibrahimjohnny @Ma3Route @SaveLivesKenya @milliciachris @VictorMwambacha @threadreaderapp unroll