Garissa University College

Garissa University College (GUC) is a public university in Garissa, Kenya.

Overview

Garissa University College was founded in 2011 as a constituent college of Moi University, in the facilities of the former Garissa Teachers Training College.[1]

The school's library was established in 1996, as a resource for the former teacher training college. It was later staffed in 2006.[2]

It was the first and only public post-secondary school to offer approved university degree courses in the North Eastern Province.[1] The institution provides courses in the schools of education, information science, and arts and social sciences.

The school principal is Prof. Ahmed Warfa, the Deputy Principal (Finance) is Prof. Kirimi Kiriamiti, and the Deputy Principal (Academics) is Prof. Genevieve Mwayuli. The university college has 75 staff members.[3]

2015 attack

On April 2, 2015, gunmen stormed Garissa University College, killing 148 people and wounding 79 or more.[4] The attackers claimed to be from the Al-Shabaab militant group and indicated that they were retaliating over non-Muslims occupying Muslim territory.[5] The militants took several Christian students hostage, but freed most Muslims.[6] The following day, national and county leaders agreed to suspend courses at the college indefinitely, to allow security services to investigate the attack. Buses were also hired to return students to their homes, and several students insisted they would not return to the university.[7]

Approximately 650 surviving students of the University College were absorbed into courses at the main Moi University campus at Eldoret.[8] Jacob Kaimenyi, Kenya's Education cabinet secretary, urged students from the teacher training college to return to the Garissa campus which was re-opened on 5 May 2015 with improved security. Many students, however, have refused to return.[9] The governor of Homa Bay County, Cyprian Awiti, decided to award 30,000 Kenyan shillings to each of the 16 surviving students from that county, in order to help students overcome their trauma and to make arrangements to attend school in Eldoret.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Facts and Figures, Garissa University College
  2. ↑ Library, Garissa University College
  3. ↑ Garissa University College
  4. ↑ "Death toll from Kenyan attack rises to 148". RTÉ.ie. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nearly 150 dead in Al-Shabaab school attack, Kenyan officials say". FoxNews. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kenya attack: Garissa University assault 'killed 147'". BBC News. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  7. ↑ Mutambo, Aggrey (3 April 2015). "Students leave Garissa University after Al-Shabaab kills over 147, injures 79". Daily Nation.
  8. ↑ "Garissa survivors report for studies at Eldoret campus". Daily Nation. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ↑ Gicobi, Maryanne (15 May 2015). "Return to Garissa college, CS says". Daily Nation. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Homa Bay governor gives Ksh 480,000 to 'forgotten' sixteen Garissa University students joining Moi". 14 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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