One hundred and forty seven victims from the Garissa attack. Many families have lost their dreams by losing their children. Some of the parents had put all their hopes in their child.
As Kenyans mourned those killed last week in one of the deadliest attack in Kenya by the Al shabaab, several moved to social media to pass their messages.
Using the hashtag #147notjustanumber, which symbolises the number of the lost lives, citizens shared pictures, dreams and memories of the victims during their happy times before they died.
Some of the tweets read;
We offer our prayers and condolences to the families and friends of the departed #GarissaAttack students. Take heart. #147notjustanumber
Mwangi Maina @pmwangimaina
#147notjustanumber #Kenya must never ever forget this attack and retribution must come, not from god, but from us. #GarissaAttack
Keep naming them, keep their memories alive #147NotJustANumber #GarissaAttack
The attack killed 147 students, 79 injured in Kenya’s worst terror attack for two decades. So far five people have been arrested in connection to the attack.
Kenyans are marching in Nairobi, calling for better countrywide security following last Thursday’s deadly Garissa massacre.
The country is preparing to mark the end of 3 days of mourning, following the attack. A candlelit vigil is to be held in Nairobi a little later in the day.
Several demonstrations have been held in other parts of the country too. Kenyans have been condemning the attack, which killed at least 148 people.
