Garissa University College attack

==Aftermath==
Nightly curfews from 18:30 to 6:30 were imposed until 16 April in [[Garissa County|Garissa]] and three other [[Counties of Kenya|counties]] ([[Wajir County|Wajir]], [[Mandera County|Mandera]] and [[Tana River County|Tana River]]) near the North Eastern Province's border with Somalia.<ref name=Reuters1 /><ref name=EastAfrican1 /> The chairman of the Garissa Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims, Abdullahi Saalat, suggested that the Kenyan police were using the curfew as a pretext to harass residents, especially Muslims. He asserted that most Muslims had consequently chosen to remain in their houses. The coordinator for the Northern Forum for Democracy, Khalif Farah, likewise argued that the curfew would ultimately not help strengthen security because similar curfews that had been imposed in the past were ineffectual. He also suggested that the [[Kenya Police]] itself was the source of much of the insecurity, and indicated that rogue police officers had begun rounding up youth and were seeking [[Bribery|bribes]] of {{shilingi|50}} and upwards for their release.<ref name="Ggcapoh">{{cite news |title=Garissa cleric accuses police of harassment |url=http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=12656 |access-date=8 April 2015 |agency=Goobjoog |date=7 April 2015 |archive-date=15 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415220653/http://goobjoog.com/english/?p=12656 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Defence Cabinet Secretary [[Raychelle Omamo]] announced that the government would cover the funeral expenses, and that the families of the victims would be given {{shilingi|100,000}}. Education CS [[Jacob Kaimenyi]] also indicated that the university had been closed indefinitely, and that the students who had survived the shooting did not wish to return.<ref name="Gfapsfta">{{cite news |title=Govt freezes accounts of people suspected to be funding terrorist activities |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/news/-/1056/2679382/-/view/printVersion/-/pe37qu/-/index.html |access-date=8 April 2015 |agency=Daily Nation |date=8 April 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921150438/http://www.nation.co.ke/news/-/1056/2679382/-/view/printVersion/-/pe37qu/-/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Kenyan authorities published a gazette notice listing Al-Shabaab and the [[Mombasa Republican Council]] separatist group as two of several terrorist organizations with operations in Kenya.<ref name="Gfapsfta"/> The [[Central Bank of Kenya]] also reportedly suspended the licenses of 13 Somali-owned money transfer companies. An owner of one of these firms indicated that the companies were not suspended, but instead had had their licenses revoked without explanation.<ref name="Ksdsrffa">{{cite news |title=Kenya shuts down Somali remittance firms, freezes accounts |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/kenya-shuts-down-somali/1772714.html |access-date=8 April 2015 |agency=Reuters |date=8 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414035833/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/kenya-shuts-down-somali/1772714.html |archive-date=14 April 2015}}</ref> Additionally, the Kenyan government froze the bank accounts of 86 individuals and entities it alleged were associated with Al-Shabaab.<ref name="Gfapsfta"/> The Kenyan government also called for the closure of the nearby [[Dadaab]] refugee camps, for fear that Al-Shabaab was using it as recruiting grounds for new members. Their initial three month ultimatum was later relaxed, and the repatriation of refugees is currently voluntary, not enforced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya loses patience over Dadaab refugee camp housing displaced Somalis |url=http://hiiraan.com/news4/2015/May/99404/kenya_loses_patience_over_dadaab_refugee_camp_housing_displaced_somalis.aspx |website=hiiraan.com |access-date=2015-11-02 |archive-date=24 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124140815/http://hiiraan.com/news4/2015/May/99404/kenya_loses_patience_over_dadaab_refugee_camp_housing_displaced_somalis.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ISS Africa {{!}} The future of the world's largest refugee camp |url=https://www.issafrica.org/pscreport/on-the-agenda/the-future-of-the-worlds-largest-refugee-camp |website=ISS Africa |access-date=2015-11-02}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Former Prime Minister of Kenya [[Raila Odinga]], former Kenyan Minister of Trade [[Moses Wetangula]], and other members of the [[Coalition for Reforms and Democracy]] (CORD) called for an immediate withdrawal of Kenyan troops from Somalia. Wetangula also recommended that the Kenyan government cut its military budget in half, and reallocate the slashed funds toward strengthening internal security. Additionally, Odinga accused Kenyan President [[Uhuru Kenyatta]] of conceitedness for having dismissed intelligence alerts of potential attacks issued by foreign nations.<ref name="Posl"/>

Ten days after the shootings, an explosion of a power transformer outside the student hostel at the [[University of Nairobi]] Kikuyu Campus sent pupils panicking in fear of another attack. Some students jumped out of windows, and the ensuing stampede left one student dead as he jumped from the 5th floor of the Kimberly hostel. Around 150 pupils sustained minor injuries, and 20 individuals received treatment at the hospital. It was later established that the blast had been caused by an ordinary electrical fault.<ref name="Saku">{{cite news |title=Deadly stampede at Kenya university after power cable explosion sparks fears of terror attack |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-13/stampede-at-kenya-university-kills-one2c-injures-more-than-100/6387224 |access-date=14 April 2015 |agency=AFP |date=13 April 2015 |archive-date=14 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414233453/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-13/stampede-at-kenya-university-kills-one2c-injures-more-than-100/6387224 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Over the following weeks, 96 of the 150 primary and secondary schools in [[Garissa County]] closed over security fears, as many teachers have refused to return to work. Primary schools have been particularly badly affected by these closures.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.voanews.com/content/kenya-charges-5-men-in-garissa-university-attack/2807411.html |title=Kenya Charges 5 in Garissa University Attack |date=4 June 2015 |work=[[Voice of America]] |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=1 July 2015 |archive-date=11 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811012952/http://www.voanews.com/content/kenya-charges-5-men-in-garissa-university-attack/2807411.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, three Islamist militants, Kenyan citizens Mohammed Ali Abikar and Hassan Edin Hassan and Tanzanian citizen Rashid Charles Mberesero, were convicted for their role in the attack. Abikar and Hassan received 41-year prison sentences while Mberesero was sentenced to life in prison.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-03 |title=Garissa University attack: Tanzanian and Kenyans get long sentences |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48859937 |access-date=2021-07-28 |archive-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703210039/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48859937 |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 27, 2020, Rashid Charles Mberesero committed suicide at Kenya's highest security prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Garissa University terror attack convict dies by suicide |url=https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/garissa-university-terror-attack-convict-dies-by-suicide |access-date=2021-05-05 |website=Nairobi News |date=30 November 2020 |language=en-US |archive-date=14 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514043324/https://nairobinews.nation.co.ke/news/garissa-university-terror-attack-convict-dies-by-suicide |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2021, Abikar along with two other terrorists escaped from Kenya's highest security Prison Kamiti. They were later rearrested.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Terrorist involved in killing 148 students, 2 others escape prison in Kenya |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/terrorist-involved-in-killing-148-students-2-others-escape-prison-in-kenya/2421777 |access-date=2021-11-15 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115221317/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/terrorist-involved-in-killing-148-students-2-others-escape-prison-in-kenya/2421777 |url-status=live }}</ref>