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Despite early challenges from terrorism, Uhuru Kenyatta rose above it

President Uhuru Kenyatta steps out of a bunker when he visited Dhobley Military Camp somalia. [File, Standard]

Since 2013, when President Uhuru Kenyatta took power, Kenya has faced 23 terror-related attacks.

In 2014, terror suspects stormed Joy Jesus Repentance Church in Mombasa and killed seven worshippers, including a mother, Veronica Akinyi, who was with her baby Satrin Osinya. The baby sustained a gunshot wound but miraculously survived. He is ten today.

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