Victim’s Family Recounts Conversation with Garissa Attackers

According to Ken Musinai, the brother to Elizabeth Musinai, whose whereabouts remains a mystery, he first contacted her in the morning to know how she was faring on after getting news of the attack.

He says his panicky sister said she was not safe only to be called later by the attackers and instructed to contact President Uhuru Kenyatta to withdraw the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Somalia.

He said when the attackers called him later and connected him to listen to his sister conduct her last prayer after which he heard gun shots. The attackers later informed him that they had executed her.

No fear of learning in Garissa

The girl’s mother Rose Nafula says their daughter called them early in the morning informing them that she was not safe and called on them to pray for her.

She described her daughter, a third born, as a confident child who had dispelled her parents’ fear on receiving a letter of admission to the university.

A neighbor, Peter Mukhono, whose child survived the attack by escaping, called on the government to tackle the terror attacks that have become common in the country.

The family is still waiting for confirmation to know whether the girl is dead or alive.

Kiminini MP Dr. Chris Wamalwa has urged the government to increase border surveillance to avert more attacks.

Speaking after he visited the family, the legislator blamed Anti Terrorist Police Unit for failing to their task and urged the President to disband the unit and form another unit which will be tasked fighting terrorism.