Muslims crown bloody year with heroic act

Salah Farah and his family at the Mandera District hospital on Tuesday. Farah was injured when when Al Shabaab militants attacked two vehicles at Dala Siti, a few kilometres from Elwak town in Mandera County on Monday night. [PHOTO: MERCY ADHIAMBO/STANDARD

The bravery of Muslim passengers who put their lives on the line to save their Christian brothers and sisters in Mandera last week could mark a turning point in the fight against terror.

Kenyans across the country have been elated by their bravery, which turned into a powerful expression of the country’s famed religious harmony and tolerance.