President Kenyatta declares 3 days of mourning

President Uhuru Kenyatta flanked by Deputy President William Ruto during a press briefing on the Garissa attack update at State House on April 4, 2015. PHOTO | PSCU 

President Kenyatta has declared 3 days of national mourning following the Garissa University College terror attack and promised to support the victims.

"As we mourn together, and pray together for the fallen and for this our precious Republic of Kenya, I declare three days of national mourning during which our flag shall fly at half-mast," he said in a speech.

Mr Kenyatta said the task of countering terrorism has been made all the more difficult by the fact that the planners and financiers of this brutality are deeply embedded in our communities and were seen as ordinary, harmless people.

"The radicalisation that breeds terrorism is not conducted in the bush at night. It occurs in the full glare of day, in madrassas, in homes and in Mosques with rogue Imams".

See attached is the President's speech.