Yesterday to Shabaab committed the greatest terrorist attack in Kenya since 1998. They entered the University of Garissa and killed 147 students. The number of injured rises to 70 although even today, Before the curfew,Young people with hypoglycemia signs continued to appear who had hidden on the university roof.
Last week Alshabaab threatened Kenya's Christians, And he warned the government that if Somalia troops were not withdrawn, Revenge would be inevitable. We have a state at the Garissa hospital, where only wounded were received. The bodies of fatalities have gradually arrive in Nairobi where identification tasks have been carried out. The wounded presented mostly gunshot wounds, although also cuts in the neck. Right now they remain in a camp guarded by the military where they are being treated by professionals.
Garissa's population is Somali majority. They tell me that the attack will bring hate and reprisals. Some neighbors tell me about the hatred they suffer from being Somalis living in Kenya, They even talk about vexations and threats.
The lack of impact that this attack has had in the media has been striking. We remember that in Westgate's attack, where people of various nationalities died, The media turned to and the news was cover of the main newspapers for several days. Why is this attack being given so little importance? Is it because among the victims were no European/American/Chinese? Is it that a mother from the north suffers more than a southern mother?
I'm in a hotel in Garissa and I am one of the few foreign field. 147 dead in Kenya and what. 147 dead in Kenya and our dignity in tatters, friends. 147 dead and fear remains. And the inhabitants of Garissa running down the road to get home before curfew. And terror. And the constant threat. And we sleep quiet today because today, this time, us we have not done pupa. And total, Garissa is far, far. It is not a monster under our beds.
Today I have been at the Garissa Hospital, I have met people who were yesterday at university and survived, I had to stop working after the curfew, And I have spoken with families who have lost their loved ones. The wound is real, friends, I have touched her.
