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Horrific scenes at forsaken Garissa University

An image of Garissa university on 6th April 2015 showing a bullet riddled wall and shattered glasses. this follows a terrorists attack that saw the deaths of more than 147 people. [Photo by: mbugua kibera/STANDARD]

Kenya: The silence along the corridor is deafening. It is ironic since at this time of the year there is usually intense activity; students moving up and down preparing for exams as the semester comes to a close.

Instead of the tapping feet of hurrying students in the corridors, there is an emptiness, filled only by a foul smell and broken glass. It is the stench of death following the massacre of 142 students and six others at the Garissa University College nearly two weeks ago.

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