VIDEO:KENYANS IN DIASPORA PAY TRIBUTE TO GARISSA 147

By Sam Mwaura/Samrack Media

A self-motivated work-out group of  4 ladies and 4 men  in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA ,came together to run for 47 minutes on a treadmill to honor the 147 who were killed in Garissa, Kenya.

The  group of friends  usually work out together and felt the need to express their deep sorrow and solidarity to the friends, families and the nation currently mourning the loss of the 147 students and 166 missing persons.

Running in the Video(47Minutes): Mike Kuria,George,Stephen,Mary Kigotho,Carol and Jane

The group met on on Wednesday, 15th 2015  to express solidarity  in their own way, by flexing their muscles and running “feeling the pain” for 47 minutes at the Choice Fitness Studio in Lowell,Massachusetts.

This is just one of the many events the group has lined up and  planning to put together, to pay tribute to the #Garissa147 and 166 Persons Misssing.On 2 April 2015, gunmen stormed the Garissa University College in Garissa,Kenya, killing at least 150 people,and injuring  more than 79 Students.

“This was our way of showing our empathy to the pain and suffering of our brothers and sisters. They ran away from their attackers and today we are running for their pain and suffering. Together we shall overcome” George Ajwala

On the (Right)George  Ajwala  & Mary Kigotho pose for a photo outside the Choice Fitness Studio/FlexAppe Sports/Nutition Club