African Women's Development and Communication Network, FEMNET would like to express
solidarity with the people of Kenya in the wake of the terror attack at Garissa
University College. Like the rest of the world, we are horrified by the events
that took place in Garissa and recognize its impact not only on Kenya but also
on the global community.
As a pan
African women's rights organization with over 400 members across Africa and the
Diaspora, we join regional and global voices in condemning this heinous act of
terrorism that has left 148 innocent civilians, promising young leaders dead.
This act of violence has no justification and like all other forms of violence
must be condemned. Even sadder is that this attack comes just days before the
world commemorates the one year anniversary of the abduction of hundreds of
girls in Chibok, Nigeria, whom we have not forgotten and continue to call for
their immediate release and rescue. Both events took place at institutions of
learning and were a result of fundamentalisms and extremisms that have no place
in our world.
