Kenya’s Struggle with Terrorism

The Horn of Africa nation continues to suffer from terrorist attacks due to its regional profile

The wife of a staff member at the DusitD2 hotel cries next to one of her children during a memorial service on Jan. 23, 2019, for six staff members of the hotel who were killed during an attack at the Consolata Shrine in Nairobi, Kenya. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

NAIROBI, Kenya—Fear and panic rocked Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, at 3 p.m. on Jan. 15 when four armed gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed the DusitD2 hotel complex.

The result was a 12-hour siege that lasted until the next morning, ending with all the terrorists being neutralized by security personnel. At least 21 people died in the attack.