Garissa University College
Closure of Kenyan refugee camp worries religious leaders
By Fredrick Nzwili — June 21, 2016
(RNS) Religious and humanitarian officials fear that dismantling the camp and moving its residents all at once could prove a logistical nightmare for both Kenya and the international community.
Kenya’s Garissa University reopens nine months after massacre
By Fredrick Nzwili — January 5, 2016
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Only about 60 students, mostly Muslim, are expected to attend when classes resume Monday (Jan. 11). Before the attack the university had about 800 students.
Kenya to ‘re-integrate’ hundreds of returning al-Shabab recruits
By Fredrick Nzwili — October 26, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Some returning recruits had quit al-Shabab on their own; others took advantage of an amnesty the government offered after the Garissa University massacre in April.
Concerns grow over radicalized Kenyan youths in Islamic militia
By Tonny Onyulo — June 22, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Kenya is still grappling with how to best counter increasingly emboldened Islamic al-Shabab militants in the wake of the attacks at Garissa University that left 148 dead in April.
Christian teachers in northern Kenya stage walkout because of terrorist fears
By Fredrick Nzwili — May 29, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) At least 95 public schools have been shut indefinitely as Christian teachers fear for their lives.
Al-Shabab militants create chaos, pain for Somalis
By Tonny Onyulo — April 20, 2015
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Al-Shabab militants have targeted government offices, U.N. facilities, the airport, the president's palace, hotels and restaurants in their bid to overthrow the government.
Kenya’s Christians and Muslims divided over amnesty plan
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 16, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) Although Muslim leaders say they, too, are victims of terror attacks, Christian leaders feel that Muslims have not been forthright in addressing terror challenges.
Kenya cracks down on al-Shabab funding and recruitment after Garissa attack
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 9, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) This week, Kenya froze the accounts of 85 groups and individuals, including bus companies and Muslim rights organizations, allegedly linked to al-Shabab, following a massacre at a Kenyan university last week.
The war against Christians must end (COMMENTARY)
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 7, 2015
(RNS) I know how American Jews would be reacting if it had been Jewish students who were killed. We can only hope that Christian priests and pastors will do the same: Speak out about the lethal persecution of Christians.
Pope at Easter prays for killed Kenyan students, decries persecution
By Reuters — April 5, 2015
(Reuters) The pope spoke as churches in Kenya, where al Shabaab gunmen massacred nearly 150 people, singling out Christians for point-blank executions, turned to armed guards to protect their congregations on Easter.
Kenya religious leaders urge unity in face of Garissa massacre
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 3, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) In the wake of the Garissa massacre, Christian and Muslim religious leaders urged unity while expressing anger over the government's inability to stop the terror.
At least 147 killed, hundreds rescued in Kenyan university attack that targeted Christians
By Fredrick Nzwili — April 2, 2015
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) “When our men arrived, they released Muslims. We are holding others hostage,” Ali Mohamud Rage, an Al-Shabab spokesman, was quoted as saying.
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