WINNIPEG — The deadly mall attack in Kenya has many Manitobans trying to get in touch with loved ones.
Around 500 Kenyans call Manitoba home and many of them have spent the weekend keeping a close eye on the developments in Nairobi.
“Why, why, why does this have to happen?” said Peter Karari, the president of the Kenya Association of Manitoba.
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He has spoken to some of his family overseas, but not all. He is also working to help other Winnipeggers get in contact with relatives in Kenya.
Karari said the massacre has left him frustrated.
“They want to put fear into Kenyans and they want to make us live like caged animals,” he said. “I think our president has sent a very strong message that justice shall be done.”
Two Canadians are among the 68 people killed during in the two-day hostage crisis at Nairobi’s Westgate mall.
Vancouver-area businessman Naguib Damji is dead along with Canadian diplomat Annemarie Desloges.
Three other Canadians were injured.
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