Diocese of Garissa

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Garissa Town in Garissa County, Kenya

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Anglican Church of Kenya province of the Anglican Communion

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 County in Kenya

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 Town in Garissa County, Kenya

Liboi is a town in Garissa County, Kenya, at the border with Somalia.

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mombasa

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malindi is a diocese located in the city of Malindi in the Ecclesiastical province of Mombasa in Kenya.

Arawale National Reserve

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

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

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Garissa University is a public university in Garissa, Kenya.

Garissa University College attack 2015 shooting by Islamist group Al-Shabaab of a 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.

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