KENYA: Easter Festivities Mood dampened by Garissa Terror Attack
As the world
was celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Grief and anxiety have
gripped the country following an ‘Al-Shabaab’ terrorist attack on the morning
of 2 April 2015 (Holy Thursday) killing at least 147 students at Garissa
University College.
was celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Grief and anxiety have
gripped the country following an ‘Al-Shabaab’ terrorist attack on the morning
of 2 April 2015 (Holy Thursday) killing at least 147 students at Garissa
University College.
Kenyans were shocked after Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaiserry put the figure of those killed at 147 and the injured at 79 on Thursday evening.
The attack
which is the worst in history since the American Embassy Bombings in 1998
brought back the memories of the 2013 Westgate Mall siege in Nairobi.
which is the worst in history since the American Embassy Bombings in 1998
brought back the memories of the 2013 Westgate Mall siege in Nairobi.
President
Uhuru Kenyatta who declared three days of mourning, led the nation in mourning
victims of the Garissa University College attacks and condoling with their
families and those of the survivors.
Uhuru Kenyatta who declared three days of mourning, led the nation in mourning
victims of the Garissa University College attacks and condoling with their
families and those of the survivors.
Addressing
the faithful at Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi, the Archbishop of Nairobi, H.
E. John Cardinal Njue asked Kenyans to remain united in prayer despite the
insecurity challenge the country is facing. He asked all Kenyans to continue
praying for the deceased and the survivors of the attack.
the faithful at Holy Family Basilica in Nairobi, the Archbishop of Nairobi, H.
E. John Cardinal Njue asked Kenyans to remain united in prayer despite the
insecurity challenge the country is facing. He asked all Kenyans to continue
praying for the deceased and the survivors of the attack.
Cardinal
Njue reminded Christians that Christ was persecuted and suffered for the sake
of people’s sins and told them never to give up even in the face of terror. “We
as a nation are undergoing through many challenges and we must remain fixed to
the things above. Let us pray for the families and victims of the Garissa
terror attack and let their death be a meaning to us,” he said.
Njue reminded Christians that Christ was persecuted and suffered for the sake
of people’s sins and told them never to give up even in the face of terror. “We
as a nation are undergoing through many challenges and we must remain fixed to
the things above. Let us pray for the families and victims of the Garissa
terror attack and let their death be a meaning to us,” he said.
He said
terrorism requires global attention and told Kenyans not look at the Garissa
massacre through a religious lens. “Even in the wake of the insecurity
challenge, we must remain united and not give few people the impression that
this is war between Christians and Muslims,” he said.
terrorism requires global attention and told Kenyans not look at the Garissa
massacre through a religious lens. “Even in the wake of the insecurity
challenge, we must remain united and not give few people the impression that
this is war between Christians and Muslims,” he said.
SOURCE: AMECEA Social
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