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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 Communications and News Agencies