Nakuru Senator James Mungai has strongly condemned the Garissa attack and asked the government to address insecurity across North Eastern and the country at large.
The senator termed the attack as heinous, barbaric and against the human rights.
Mungai, who spoke to the media at Molo town yesterday, urged the government to move with haste and ensure security prevails in Garissa.
“It is unfortunate that armed gunmen can easily storm a University and kill students, our security machinery must wake up to the changing style of terrorists,” he said.
The senator said that time has come for the government to change its approach towards terrorism fight.
He said, “The government must protect all Kenyans from any form of danger. The Garissa attack is a wakeup call.”
Mungai said that terrorism is a global problem that needs support of every likeminded nation noting that Kenya alone will not address terrorism.
Four gunmen believed to be Al Shabaab militants stormed Garissa University College early Thursday morning and started shooting indiscriminately at students.
According to reports from the Interior Ministry, at least 147 people have been confirmed dead with scores of others injured.
On the same issue, the Rift Valley Council of Elders chairman Gilbert Kabage asked the national government to improve security of Kenyans.
Speaking in Nakuru town on Thursday, Kabage raised concerns over insecurity threats that have once again emerged saying that the government has a lot of machinery that should be used to spy and thwart some of the threats.
He said that the country will not move if Kenyans are living in fear adding that the fight against terrorism and crime must be supported by everyone.
“The government must realise that the country still faces threats of attacks and must act accordingly,” he said.
He at the same time called on the government to deal firmly with corruption saying the vice remains a threat to economic development and that perpetrators must be dealt with accordingly.