article_snippet.sent: As a nation, us should never let this happen.
article_snippet.sent: But a government spokesman defended the response time.
article_snippet.sent: With the benefit of hindsight, you can always say things could have been done better," said Manoah Esipisu, a spokesman for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
article_snippet.sent: However, Manoah Esipisu, a spokesman for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta added, Kenyan authorities "got the job done" and saved lives.
article_snippet.sent: Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed echoed that sentiment in an interview with CNN on Monday.
article_snippet.sent: So the response was adequate," Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed said.
article_snippet.sent: We did everything that We could do.
article_snippet.sent: Mandera is in KenyaKenya.