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Kenya's Garissa university reopens after deadly al-Shabab attack | Kenya's Garissa university reopens after deadly al-Shabab attack |
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Kenya's Garissa University College has officially reopened, nine months after the killing of nearly 150 people, mainly students, in an attack by militant Islamist group al-Shabab. | Kenya's Garissa University College has officially reopened, nine months after the killing of nearly 150 people, mainly students, in an attack by militant Islamist group al-Shabab. |
Staff have reported to work while students are expected to be back on campus next Monday. | Staff have reported to work while students are expected to be back on campus next Monday. |
A police post has been set up on the campus in north-eastern Kenya, to improve security. | A police post has been set up on the campus in north-eastern Kenya, to improve security. |
Last year's attack was the deadliest so far by the Somali-based group in Kenya. | |
Following its closure, some 650 students from Garissa University College were offered places at a sister campus in Eldoret, western Kenya, to continue their studies. | Following its closure, some 650 students from Garissa University College were offered places at a sister campus in Eldoret, western Kenya, to continue their studies. |
They are not expected to return to Garissa now that it has reopened, university authorities say. | They are not expected to return to Garissa now that it has reopened, university authorities say. |
The French government has set up a fund for 109 students injured in the attack, putting 150,000 Kenyan shillings (£1,000; $1,500) towards each student's tuition fees and living allowance for the year. | The French government has set up a fund for 109 students injured in the attack, putting 150,000 Kenyan shillings (£1,000; $1,500) towards each student's tuition fees and living allowance for the year. |
The $500 allocated for fees is expected to cover roughly a third of the annual cost of tuition. | |
In May, local media reported that students at the Garissa Teachers Training College, which has a separate campus, but lies just 200m from the site of the attack, refused to return to class, citing security concerns. | |
Al-Shabab says it is opposed to the presence of Kenyan troops in neighbouring Somalia. | Al-Shabab says it is opposed to the presence of Kenyan troops in neighbouring Somalia. |