Episode 30: The Dangers Of Militarization
Last week, on March 18th 2017, Uhuru Kenyatta traveled to Dhobley Military camp in Somalia to visit the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops stationed there as part of the African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission stationed there. He wore his military fatigues (they come with his role as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces). This happened just a few weeks after a US Congressman blew the whistle on a US$ 418 million arms deal that Kenya has with a US based company to buy 12 weaponized crop dusters and two other weapons that he claims involved faulty contracting practices, fraud and unfair treatment of Kenya. So this week, we talk about militarization and its dangers. Press play!
Resources
President Kenyatta commends KDF’s efforts to boost security
10 Countries With The Fastest Growing Militaries
Why fishy smell on US arms deal just won’t go away
Militarism as a cause of World War 1
Rising Kenyan defence spending to hit $5.5 billion by 2018
How NYS will become ‘social change army’
My Land Is Not Kenya: The Folly Of Patriotism
The Militarization of US Police
Kenya defence forces arrive in Baragoi for disarmament exercise
One thought on “Episode 30: The Dangers Of Militarization”
As shallow as they come. I won’t even go to the nitty gritties. Factually incorrect on so many levels and totally uninformed. This is what they had in mind when they made the phrase utter nonsense!