Thread by @DisasterKenya

@InteriorKE @IG_NPS 2 years line since its inception, guarding duties & scarecrow deterrence techniques & Al Shabaab's passion for targeting Comms towers in North Eastern aside. What has the CIPU achieved to aid the bigger National Security picture ? @ajfactual52 @alaminkimathi

https://twitter.com/NPSOfficial_KE/status/1151429596992212992

Critical infrastructure being the various physical, systems & assets vital to Kenya. Where their incapacitation or destruction has a debilitating impact on our physical, economic security, public health & or safety. What has the CIPU achieved especially without proper backing?

I dare say proper backing, simply because the yester years NDOC Kenya now rather defunct thanks to @FredMatiangi's genius is a dead horse, & would have for starters have served as a lead agency in policy formulation & coordination functionalities @Anon1KENYA @chothep @BasilioCC

@NDOCKenya formulation in 1999, was simply setting stage for Infrastructure Security Services policy formulation & directly linking it to the National Disaster Risk Mgmt agenda. A gap the @NPSOfficial_KE is not at all well poised to address. So again how does the CIPU function?

CIPU is supposed to work with businesses, communities, & Govt partners at all levels to provide training, tools & resources related to critical infrastructure security.Not just armed guarding such facilities. Without a body like @NDOCKenya in play how do we expect it to deliver?

Or undertake the much needed efforts focusing around raising awareness among the broader community on the need for critical infrastructure security, resilience & enhancing prep'dness & threat prevention efforts?

Without policies, proper oversight & a systematic approach in place. How does CIPU prioritize soft target security. Yet Govt, law enforcement, owners, operators & we the public all share responsibility for securing these soft targets ?

In essence CIPU is duty bound to provide training on a range of topics related to critical infrastructure security, including bombing prevention & active shooter prep'dness for example. Lest we forget, Dusit attack mayhem & its aftermath is a stark reminder !

As part of the would be National Infrastructure Protection Plan. CIPU is duty bound to develop & implement, Sector-Specific Plans that focus on the unique operating conditions & risk landscape within each sector. The question here is, can they ? @NjokiMwarumba @PWMasakhwe_PhD

Sector-Specific Plans establish goals & priorities for each sector. Addressing current risk environment, the nexus between physical security & emergency mgmt, interdependence between various sectors, associated risks, outdated infrastructure, & the need to ensure continuity.

With the known Al Shabaab evolving threat as a pertinent risk. How well is CIPU & Kenya as a whole prepared ? @VictorMwambacha @mlimakenya @SimbaTirima @ParassisO @AbdillahiTaib @moalbrecht @RasnaWarah @siambiliki @SolomonKarori2 @ajfactual52 @Anon1KENYA unroll @threadreaderapp