“This is the Kenya I know and I grew up knowing. One that was built on the spirit of ‘Harambee,’ spirit of togetherness. So you know, I am pleasantly surprised in how quickly the funds have come together, but not entirely surprised that we’ve pulled together from the various communities and religious affiliations.”
He also says there has been huge support from the many Kenyans who live overseas.
But the mall attack has also incited some tension in Kenya. The Somali Islamist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. Some reports say the attackers had freed some Muslims, but executed other people. After those stories appeared, there was criticism of Muslims and Somalis on social networking websites.
There are still tribal tensions left from the Kenyan elections earlier this year. Vimal Shah says the crisis last weekend brought the nation together. But he hopes that Kenyans do not start fearing one another after seeing such violence.
“This is pure terrorism. This is not about religion. This is not about one religion against another religion. And I think Kenyans stand together. We’ve got all different tribes coming together, all different people coming together, and saying, ‘United we stand, divided we fall.’”
Naima Amir collects money for St. John Ambulance Kenya, a medical aid group. She says the mall attack shows that Kenyans have closed the wounds from the country’s 2007 elections.
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