we can also tell you about how al shabab, the gun man that attacked garissa university, has been handledkenyan security services. there has not been another major attack since the garissa college attack. since then we've had a number of high-profile visits and we understand the african forcing fighting shabab in somalia, including kenyan forces v been launching offensives as well as u.s. drone strikes again the terror group. george? >> it is beautiful music there to hear behind you on this day, a day that so many families -- those survivors are thankful and those families who lost loved ones are still deal with such pain. robyn, thank you for your reporting. >>> 4:27 on the east coast of the u.s. still to come this hour, hundreds of migrants and refugees could soon face deportation from greece back to turkey. and some are saying they won't go. >>> plus, inside the ancient city of palmyra after the destruction caused by isis. we're live in the u.s. and around the world this hour. you're watching "cnn newsroom." here in the united states and around the world. you're watching "cnn newsroom.

in january the university reopened for part-time students, mostly from garissa town. university staff are hoping hundreds more from all over kenya will feel safe enough to come and start courses in september. mercy and her friend practice a song for a memorial ceremony. along with most survivors they were transferred to another university in another part of the country. they say they never want to go back, but they say they will never forget what happened that day or the friends they lost >>> crossing over to malcolm from garissa university where that attack took place. malcolm, i assume a somber mood to that anniversary. >> reporter: that's right. the memorial happening here today, several dignatories have come. it is going to culminate with the unveiling of this memorial. it has the names of those who were killed. with he is the dean of the students here. are people here starting to recover from this? >> yes. we've recovered. it's hard to forget what had happened in this area where innocent lives were lost, but life has to go on, but their memories will still remain

in january the university mostly from the garissa town. university staff are hoping hundreds more will feel safe to come and start courses in september. mercy and her friends practice a song for a memorial. they say they never want to go back but they say they will never forget what happened that day or the friends they lost >>> malcolm is joining us now from garissa university where students have gathered to mark thatso thatsomeber-- that some ber gathering. >> reporter: it reopened in january but it was only for part-time students and mature students. most of the people here today, there have been some officials, people from garissa town, some from this local area. in other parts of kenya there have been other ceremonies as well. they're waiting to see if the intake of students will be willing to come back and feel it safe enough to come back in september when the next academic year begins, but earlier told here there was some prayers, people recounted testimonies, recalled memories of what happened that day and so for some of the people

. >> and malcolm webb at garissa university where opportunities have gathered to mark that anniversary. >> some politicians, government officials, university staff, residents of garissa town and a handful of students gather for a ceremony. there were prayers. some account testimonies of what happened more than a year ago when this attack happened. this memorial is recently been constructed, and it lists the names of people that were killed that day. there were a lot of painful memories laid to rest. >> the u.n. security council has agreed to send u.n. police to burundi. the country has experienced unrest since april of last year when the president decided to seek a third time. nearly 500 people have been killed and a quarter million people have fled to neighboring countries. turkey's president is attending the opening of a new islamic center in the u.s. state of maryland land. president erdogan is set to inaugurate the center in america which has a turkish-style mosque. it was funded by the turkish government. i speak with john hedron who joins us from maryland. i imagine that the turk

. >> kenya is marking the first anniversary of the garissa university attack. al-shabab gunmen stormed in the country's east and killed 148 people and injuring 79 more in a 15-hour siege targeting christian students. >> some politicians, government officials. university staff, residents ofgaries is a town and a handful of students gathered here for a memorial ceremony. some recounted testimonies of what happens. this memorial is unveiled it's being constructed and lists the names of people who were killed that day. there were certainly a lot of unanswered questions for survives and people in this community about what happened, and why it was allowed to happ happen. the event today are certainly helping people to lay those painful memories to rest. >> they said that president zuma should go so they can recover from the crisis of confidence. the call came in an open letter published after a court ruled that zuma failed to uphold the constitution. zuma apologized and said he would pay back some of the funds that he spent on his private residence. >> 11 people have been kill while clearing

a year ago when attackers from the somali armed group al-shabab stormed their dormitory at garissa university in northern kenya. >> reporter: i'm a journalist. >> reporter: we spoke to her on the phone just outside the campus during the attack. now she told us the full harrowing story of how she was killed. >> she was pregnant, seven months. so i guess it was labor pains. she started crying. that's when they realized there was somebody inside the room, so they went direct to that room. >> reporter: more than 140 students were killed. the attackers came from this direction and they found students sleeping here inside the girls' dormitory. it was here most were killed. mercy was hiding inside throughout. there were only four police guarding the campus at the time. many wonder if the attack could have been prevented. >> reporter: the former principal says it was an obvious and vulnerable target. he showed us letters sent to the government in the months before the attack requesting more security. he says they were ignored. he says the attack was a disaster for a region that's already poor and mar

it was also responsible for last year's attack on garissa university in kenya that killed more than 120. the u.s. military estimates al- shabab has enlisted 5,000 men, and kenya contributes more foreign fighters to al-shabab than any other country. with the help of the pulitzer center on crisis reporting, special correspondent nick schifrin and producer zach fannin went to kenya, where they met up with al-shabab recruits. in our signature segment, schiffrin reports on why some young men join the group and on efforts to get them out. >> reporter: in the pumwani slum on the edge of nairobi, radicals find fertile ground and willing recruits, including these three kenyan muslims. each requested we change their names and tape from the back or side. they fear the police and al- shabab soldiers they used to fight with. >> we're supposed to, when we see a policeman, to kill him right there. >> you should die fighting for islam. >> reporter: do you remember your first big battle with al- shabab? >> we carried out an ambush against ethiopian forces near a river. >> reporter: they were all praying

officials, university state staff, people from garissa town to commemorate those who were killed. e hundreds of students who survived the attack aren't here they mostly came from other parts of kenya. most of them were transferred to another university after the attack. most of them say they never want to come back. in their new campus in the city in western kenya, these survivors held their own memorial ptaiz says he still struggles to study. the attackers went from room to room killing everyone but somehow missed his. >> i can study in the day. when people are talking, some guy you feel like you are back. it's a fear inside of me always. >>> back at garissa artists paint a muiral. university staff say the cleanlied up classrooms and improved security will help to attract a new intake of students from across the country come september. they hope the many lives lost here won't put them off. malcolm web, al jazeera, garissa, kebia. >> one of nell son-in-law mandela's former cell mates has called for south africa's president jacob zuma to step down. he said president zuma can go so t

. >>> a formal service has been held in kenya for the 148 people killed in the ago on garissa university. al-shabab fighters stormed the university starting a 15-hour seen. [singing] >> the victims came to learn that their lives were bra tally cut short but authorities did nothing to prevent the attack despite being repeatedly warned, and that changes came too late. now the local government has paid fo for a me me motherral. >> we will make sure that all those who come here to study will be safe. >> dozens were injured when gunmen from al-shabab attacked the campus. at this memorial event survivors struggled. >> officials have gathered to commemorate those who were killed. but most of the runs of students who survived the attack aren't here. they mostly came from other parts of kenya. most of them were transferred to another university after the attack. and most of them say they never want to come back. >> this student said that he still struggles to study. the attackers went from room to room, but some how missed his. >> people are talking, i feel like they're back. >> artists paint a c

in january the university reopened for part time students, mostly from garissa town. university staff are hoping hundreds more from all over kenya will feel safe enough to come and start courses in september. [ ♪ ] >> reporter: meryy and her friend practice a song for a memorial hearing. they were transferred to other parts of the country. they say they never want to go back, but they say they will never forget what happened that day nor the friends they lost >>> malcolm joins us line. as you say, this was an attack that shook the nation. what are we expecting to happen there today? >> reporter: there is a memorial event planned here. some politicians are coming from the capital. there's going to be some speeches, some prayers and singing, and the unveiling of a new memorial which you can see here. it has recently been completed and it has all the names of the victims. there will be another one in nairobii. the survivors of the attack here, very few of them, are here any more. they were mostly transferred to assist the university elsewhere. most of them weren't from th

today, garissa is the region's only university. 50 years, northeastern cities and the ethnic somali residents have received barely any development funds from the central government. for years, has wajir and the north eastern region been neglected? >> yeah. it was terribly neglected for 50 years since independence we never knew roads. we never had good health facilities. we have no good education, we're still drinking from dried upti wells. >> reporter: hashim elmoge is a former police officer turned community organizer. today, roads are be being built, and local governance established. but it's the first new road in wajir in half a century. that neglect becomes toxic, when combined with accusations thaten security services abuse ethnic somalis. were you proud of your son? >> ( translated ): i loved him so much. >> reporter: adow abdullahi'sll son was picked up by police--and disappeared. and then he got a call from a town 40 miles away. local media covered how his son's body had been found in a river. was your son's body tortured?

garissa. and kenya in general. >> malcolm webb is where students have gathered to mark that anniversary. >> some government officials. university staff and a handful of students have gathered for a memorial ceremony. this memorial has been recently constructed and lists the name of people who were killed that day. there is certainly a lot of unanswered questions for survivors and people in this community about what happened and about why it was allowed to happen. the event helping people to lay some of those painful memories to rest. >> the u.n. security council has agreed to send u.n. police to burundi. the country has experienced unrest since april of last year when the president decided to seek a shirt term. nearly 500 people have been killed and a quarter of a million people have fled to neighboring countries. >> france is convinced that the security council must do everything that it to help bu buburundiens burundiens. >> the president of south africa has apologized for using public funds for renovating his home. but we have reports now from johannesburg. >> the country's highest point delivered the damming word on the pre