German scholarships for 300 Garissa massacre survivors

By Maina Waruru. Just months after a terror attack killed 148 people at Garissa University College in northeast Kenya, 300 of its surviving students have been awarded scholarships to complete their studies by the German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD.
The students from poor and vulnerable backgrounds will complete their courses at Moi University, the parent institution of Garissa. DAAD is meeting their tuition fees in full plus living expenses – a first step in fully integrating them into mainstream studies. Read more...