Recall the Muslim school teacher that shielded Christians from a terrorist attack, who died on Sunday multitude of Kenyans are donating money to the family.
Salah Farah has become a national hero after helping prevent another massacre by al-Qaeda allied gunman from al-Shabaab.
He was among a group of Muslims who refused to be separated from Christian passengers when the gang ordered them off a bus in Mandera last month.
Knowing that the Christians would be massacred as soon as they were identified in a horrific pattern repeated in many recent attacks, he told the gunmen to kill everyone or leave.
The Islamists let the bus go but not before killing two passengers and injuring three others, including Mr Farah.
He died of complications to his injuries in hospital on Sunday, leaving four children and his pregnant widow.
It appears to have been started by Abdullahi Derow, who has been recording the incredible response on Twitter.
“May Allah bless you,” he wrote. “This kind of compassion is a great sign that humanity exists”.
By Friday afternoon, KSH 100,000 (£683) had been raised and donations continued to pour in as people continued to urge support on Twitter.
Joseph Boinnet, head of Kenya’s national police, had called Mr Farah a “true hero”, saying he had given his life to protect fellow Kenyans from terrorists.
At the time, Mr Farah told the Daily Nation that gunmen stopped the bus and ordered Christians and Muslims to separate.
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