Garissa County: Flourishing Under Tight Security 4 Years Since Worst Terror Attack
Garissa County has in the past been grouped in the list of marginalized Counties in the Country maybe because of its close proximity to Somalia, a Country that poses as a security threat to Kenya and its dry hot weather conditions.
Whenever you mention the word Garissa County, insecurity comes into the minds of a majority of people but this ought not to be case anymore as the County has triumphed in ensuring that the County is a safe haven.
Standing Tall, Fours Year after Attack on Garissa University
Located in the Northeastern of Kenya, the compact Garissa County is quietly growing to become a cosmopolitan in its own right, attracting a varied mix of communities.
Kenyans from as far as Mombasa, Western and Nyanza have joined residents in Garissa County in search of greener pastures and one is likely to notice members of different communities within the County.
Garissa County, just like perfect gold, has survived fire and is maneuvering its way into setting development as precedence four years after experiencing what was termed as the worst terror attack to occur on Kenyan soil.
Garissa County however refused to have the institution bow to the cowardice the Alshabaab presented when it attacked a university full of young defenseless youths and massacred 148 lives and choose to stand tall.
Security in Garissa County
The dark cloud of fear and mourning has since eased up on the communities in Garissa County especially the town centre where the University attack is located and order has resumed as a memoir hangs in the compound to remind it of what it has had to conquer.
The attack that occurred on the only chartered university on the North Eastern region, Garissa University, on 3rd April 2015, left 148 students dead.
The students who had enrolled at the University came from various parts of the country with their death injuring the image of the County and the County at large.
Security in Garissa County is tight which is understandable given what the County had to deal with and realizing that it is located at the boundary of Kenya and Somalia.
If driving to Garissa County or going in a bus, have your luggage packed in a way that it will be easier to have it unpacked by security officials and for you to park which could happen an average ten times and different stopovers.
If and when travelling to Garissa County, carry your Identification card and keep it safely with you at all times as you will be required to produce it at each and every stopover.
When travelling with children, be sure to carry their birth certificates as they too will be required to prove citizenship to be allowed to pass the police stopovers.
Real Estate in Garissa County
The friendliness of locals in Garissa town upon arrival will have you mingling in as the warm fresh environment acts as a bonus.
In Garissa town and outskirts, a one bedroomed house is rented at an average of 10,000 shillings monthly and is the size of most one bedroom houses in Nairobi that would cost one around 18,000 shillings.
In restaurant accommodation, if one is in transit, they would require at least 1000 shillings for a decent place of sleep or 4000 shillings to spend in a five-star hotel.
Garissa County has two restaurants that can be considered as five stars which are Palm Oasis and Lantern Hotel, both located within the town.