Showing posts with label Death Announcement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Death Announcement. Show all posts
Monday, November 28, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Breaking News: Two Explosions Rock Garissa Tonight
Two separate explosions targeting Non-Somalis took place in Garissa tonight. The explosions have so far claimed six lives and injured thirty more.
In Ngamia Road, the attackers targeted labourers in the construction industry most of whom are Kambas. A grenade was lobbed into a restaurant near Boolimoog clinic where these workers frequent. Five died here
The second explosion was in down-town Garissa at Kwa Chege's Restaurant near Jamia mosque. One person is said to have died there. Patrons were watching the 7pm news when an unknown person lobbed a grenade into the restaurant.
The attackers are said to have escaped on bodabodas. (unconfirmed)
Heavy police presence is reported in both places. Unfortunately there are no ambulances or paramedics treating and evacuating the victims. Many are reportedly walking to the hospital on their own.
As usual, witnesses are reporting police meting out severe beatings on local Garissans for no apparent reason, other being Somali. This is counter-productive and bound to radicalize the youth. It's no way to win an asymmetrical war like the one Al-Shabab is waging on Kenya.
It's a safe bet now that Garissa is no longer the safest city in East and Central Africa.
Pray for peace and safety. These are truly perilous times.
In Ngamia Road, the attackers targeted labourers in the construction industry most of whom are Kambas. A grenade was lobbed into a restaurant near Boolimoog clinic where these workers frequent. Five died here
The second explosion was in down-town Garissa at Kwa Chege's Restaurant near Jamia mosque. One person is said to have died there. Patrons were watching the 7pm news when an unknown person lobbed a grenade into the restaurant.
The attackers are said to have escaped on bodabodas. (unconfirmed)
Heavy police presence is reported in both places. Unfortunately there are no ambulances or paramedics treating and evacuating the victims. Many are reportedly walking to the hospital on their own.
As usual, witnesses are reporting police meting out severe beatings on local Garissans for no apparent reason, other being Somali. This is counter-productive and bound to radicalize the youth. It's no way to win an asymmetrical war like the one Al-Shabab is waging on Kenya.
It's a safe bet now that Garissa is no longer the safest city in East and Central Africa.
Pray for peace and safety. These are truly perilous times.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
1 Child Killed and Two Injured by an Explosive Device
One boy was killed and two were injured when they mistook a bomb for a camera and started playing with it. The three boys are from Dertu village, 120KM away from Garissa.
We send our sincere condolences to their families. May the Almighty grant them the senility necessary to bare this tragedy.
We send our sincere condolences to their families. May the Almighty grant them the senility necessary to bare this tragedy.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Sheikh Khalifa, a prominent Imam passes away.
It's with great sorrow that I bear this bad news. Sheikh Khalifa, the larger than life figure in Garissa religious sphere, has passed away at age 90. His strident deep sotto Quran recitations have been legendary in the city. A pious sweet man of immense influence in Garissa's social and political circles. He was a father, a grandfather, a great grandfather, an Imam and a teacher at Madrassa Najjah.
Every year he led hordes of hajj goers to Mecca and as Allah would have it, he passed away on the day of Araffa.
May Allah rest his soul in eternal jannah and give his family subra. Pray for him and all Muslims who are in distress.
Inaa lilahi wa'inaa Ilayhi Raa'jiun.
Every year he led hordes of hajj goers to Mecca and as Allah would have it, he passed away on the day of Araffa.
May Allah rest his soul in eternal jannah and give his family subra. Pray for him and all Muslims who are in distress.
Inaa lilahi wa'inaa Ilayhi Raa'jiun.
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