A student wearing facepaint walks past wooden crosses in memory of the Garissa university students who were killed by gunmen, at a memorial concert at the "Freedom Corner" in Kenya's capital Nairobi April 14, 2015.
Image by: REUTERS
Image by: REUTERS
The high-profile assault on Garissa University College on April 2, 2015 was the deadliest yet in Kenya by the Somali-based, Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab group. Nearly all the victims were students.
University principal Ahmed Osman Warfa said most of the staff had reported for duty ahead of the new term, and that around 60 students were expected to return on January 11.
Before the attack, Garissa university had around 800 students.
Warfa said security had been improved with a new police post built within the university compound and a perimeter fence planned.
"I wish I was armed and trained on the use of firearms on that night, I would have fought with the attackers and at least ensure I have saved some of my students from their killers," said the principal ahead of the reopening.
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