Nine years later, the survivors of the Garissa University terror attack survivors say they have never healed from what occurred at their school and left most of the students dead.
The survivors spoke at Bungoma High School during the tree-planting exercise on Tuesday in remembrance of their colleagues.
Mark Simiyu, the survivor of the attack alleges that after the attack they never received any support from the government noting that a good number are still stranded at home.
“After the attack, the Kenyan government did not help us much, it is other countries that intervened to assist some of us by giving us scholarships to continue with education,” he said.
He argues that currently, those who did not land the scholarship are living a painful life.
“While at University our parents had a lot of expectations from us but now that we are at home we remind them of the attack,” Simiyu said.
Everlyne Wanakacha says for her, the attack still brings her tension.
“Most of the times when I see and hear of things concerning terror attacks I remember our University’s attacks nine years ago,” she said, adding that she has not healed psychologically.
However, Wanakacha urged the government and organisations offering guiding and counselling sessions to consider helping the terror attack survivors.
Duncan Ombunga, said he was left with bullet scars on the entire body.
Maximillah Okello, who brought the survivors together and a counsellor says, the government should award the survivors with job opportunities to support their families.