article_snippet.sent: Manoah Esipisu, a spokesman for Kenya's president and deputy president, defended the response time, telling CNN there is always criticism regarding whether "you reacted as fast as you have or shouldn't have.
article_snippet.sent: Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed echoed those remarks in a Monday interview with CNN, saying the response was sufficient and denying reports that the response was the elite rapid response team alone that brought an end to the situation.
article_snippet.sent: So the response was adequate," Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said.
article_snippet.sent: Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed repeated Esipisu's assertion that dubbing the response slow is a reaction that comes only with the luxury of hindsight.
article_snippet.sent: Obviously when parents are grieving and the country is mourning, it's always easy to fall back on things like that, but I can assure you that We took very quick action as soon as this was reported,Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said.