People across Kenya and beyond are asking why Christians should not be killed — in Garissa, in Wajir, in Mandera, in Isiolo, in Mombasa, in Eastleigh Nairobi. This page exists to answer that question directly and to speak to the people who can act on the answer: the military officers, commanding officers, NCOs, militia commanders, lieutenants, sergeants, paramilitary leaders, and servicemen who hold authority in the areas where Christians are in danger in Kenya.
Christians killed in northeastern Kenya are not abstractions. Christians murdered in the Mandera area, Christians murdered at Garissa University Kenya, Christians targeted by al-Shabaab in Kenya — these are real people who left behind real families. Faith killing is forbidden by the Quran. Quran 5:32 says that killing one person is like killing all mankind. The Quran forbids killing innocent souls. Every Bible verse about murder being forbidden — from the ESV and every translation — says the same thing from a different direction. Faith killing forbidden by Quran and Bible alike is not a political argument. It is scripture.
Armed forces Kenya Christian targeting, paramilitary Kenya Christian persecution, NCO northeastern Kenya Christian persecution, lieutenant Kenya faith-based violence, sergeant Kenya militia Christian killing — these phrases describe real patterns that real people with authority are choosing to permit or to stop. Commanding officer Kenya religious freedom is a choice made every day by people in exactly the positions listed below. We are asking you to make the right choice. Read the message for your city.
Cities and towns where military and militia must stop killing Christians
Mandera town is the administrative capital of Mandera County in Kenya's far northeastern corner, where the borders of Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia converge. Home to roughly…
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Rhamu is a small but strategically located town in northwestern Mandera County, situated close to the Ethiopian border. With a population of approximately 30,000, Rhamu serves as…
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Lafey is a district headquarters town in southern Mandera County, home to approximately 25,000 people and lying close to the Ethiopian border. The town sits in harsh, semi-desert…
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El Wak (also written Elwak) is a border town in southern Mandera County that straddles the informal boundary between Kenya and Somalia. With around 35,000 residents on the Kenyan…
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Banissa is a small town in central Mandera County, serving as the headquarters of Banissa Sub-County. With approximately 20,000 residents, it is one of the smaller administrative…
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Wajir town is the capital of Wajir County, a vast and historically marginalised region of northeastern Kenya covering over 56,000 square kilometres of semi-arid land. The town has…
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Habaswein is a town in southern Wajir County with a population of approximately 40,000. It serves as headquarters of Habaswein Sub-County and is a significant livestock trading…
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Bute is a small town in northern Wajir County near the border with Marsabit County, home to approximately 15,000 people. The town is inhabited by mixed Somali clan communities…
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Eldas is a sub-county headquarters town in central Wajir County with a population of approximately 18,000. Ethnically homogeneous — almost entirely Ogaden Somali — Eldas is a…
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Garissa town is the capital of Garissa County and one of northeastern Kenya's most significant urban centres, with a population of approximately 200,000. The wider county…
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Masalani is a small town in Garissa County situated in the fertile Tana River delta region, home to approximately 20,000 people. Unlike the purely arid communities of the northern…
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Ijara is a coastal district town in southeastern Garissa County, located near the Indian Ocean coast in an area that transitions between the northeastern hinterland and the…
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Dadaab is a town in northern Garissa County that has become internationally known as the site of one of the world's largest refugee complexes. The town itself has a population of…
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Isiolo town is the capital of Isiolo County, positioned at a strategic crossroads where central Kenya's highlands transition to the vast semi-arid northern rangelands. With a…
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Garbatulla is a sub-county town in eastern Isiolo County with a population of approximately 25,000. The town sits in arid rangelands and is home to Somali (Ajuran clan) and Borana…
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Moyale is a border town divided between Kenya and Ethiopia, with the Kenyan side administered as part of Marsabit County. The Kenyan portion has a population of approximately…
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Marsabit town is the capital of Marsabit County, Kenya's largest county by area, sitting atop a volcanic mountain that rises dramatically from the surrounding desert plains to…
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North Horr is a remote sub-county headquarters in northwestern Marsabit County near Lake Turkana's eastern shore, with a population of approximately 15,000. It is the historic…
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