The Diocese of Garissa may refer to;
The North Eastern Province is one of the former provinces in Kenya. It has a land area of 127,358.5 km2, with its capital at Garissa. Previously known as the Northern Frontier District (NFD), the North Eastern Province territory was carved out of the present-day southern Somalia during the colonial period.
Garissa is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province. Residential areas in Garissa are called bulas. The main bulas are Bula Taqwa, Mzuri, Garissa yarey, Bula punda, Bula sheikh and Bula cadan
The Anglican Church of Kenya is a province of the Anglican Communion, and it is composed by 37 dioceses. The current Primate and Archbishop of Kenya is Jackson Ole Sapit.
Garissa County is an administrative County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest urban area is Garissa. The county had a population of 841,353 at the 2019 Census, and a land area of about 44,753 km2 (17,279 sq mi). As of 31 August 2016, Garissa County had more than 260,000 Somali refugees in refugee camps at Dadaab, which is located in Garissa County.
Liboi is a town in Garissa County, Kenya, at the border with Somalia.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Garissa is a Diocese located in the city of Garissa. It is administered under the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi is a diocese located in the city of Malindi in the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.
The Arawale National Reserve is a designated conservation area managed by the Garissa County in assistance with the Kenya Wildlife Service. It lies in North Eastern Province of Kenya, 77 km south of the town of Garissa. The reserve covers an area of 53,324 hectares. To the west, it is bordered by the Tana River and, to the east, by the Garissa-Lamu road. In 1974, the reserve was gazetted as the only in-situ conservation site for the critically endangered Hirola population endemic to north-eastern Kenya and south-west Somalia.
The Mombasa–Garissa Road, also B8 Road (Kenya) is a major highway in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community. The road connects the port city of Mombasa to the inland city of Garissa. This road is composed of the Mombasa–Malindi Road and the Malindi–Garissa Road.
Fafi Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Garissa County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. The constituency has six wards, all electing councillors for the Garissa County Council.
Lagdera Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Garissa County. The constituency was established for the 1988 elections. The constituency has ten wards, all electing councillors for the Garissa County Council.
Garissa Airport is an airport in Kenya.
Many terrorist attacks have occurred in Kenya during the 20th and 21st centuries. In 1980, the Jewish-owned Norfolk hotel was attacked by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1998, the US embassy was bombed in Nairobi, as was the Israeli-owned Paradise hotel in 2002 in Mombasa. In 2013, the Somali jihadist group al-Shabaab killed 67 people at Nairobi's Westgate Shopping Mall. There have also been many other attacks.
Garissa Township Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya. It is one of six constituencies in Garissa County, and was established for the 1988 elections. The constituency is further subdivided into four Electoral Wards; namely, Waberi, Galbet, Township and Iftin.
Joseph Alessandro is a Maltese Bishop who is the Bishop of Garissa in Kenya.
Shukran Hussein Gure is a Kenyan politician. She hails from the Auliyahan subdivision of the Somali Ogaden Darod clan. Gure is a Member of the Kenyan Parliament representing the Garissa County. She was elected to the position in March 2013 on a Wiper Democratic Movement ticket. She is of Somali ethnicity.
Garissa University is a public university in Garissa, Kenya.
On 2 April 2015, gunmen stormed the Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, killing 148 people, and injuring 79 or more. The militant group and Al-Qaeda offshoot Al-Shabaab, which the gunmen claimed to be from, took responsibility for the attack. The gunmen took over 700 students hostage, freeing Muslims and killing those who identified as Christians. The siege ended the same day, when all four of the attackers were killed. Five men were later arrested in connection with the attack, and a bounty was placed for the arrest of a suspected organizer.
The Anglican dioceses of Mombasa are the Anglican presence in and around Mombasa and south-east Kenya; they are part of the Anglican Church of Kenya. The remaining dioceses of the Church are in the areas of Maseno, of Mount Kenya, and of Nakuru.