'It sends a shiver up the spine'

Graham Clifford talks to Irish people living in Nairobi, some of whom missed the Westgate massacre by mere minutes.

Military forces take position inside Westgate shopping mall following the attack last week. Photo: Getty

It's early on Saturday morning and, as Nairobi awakes, Niamh Kromodimedjo from Clonmel in Co Tipperary and her Surinamese husband John rest. They'd been out the night before with friends, and had hoped for a decent sleep in.

Into their bedroom bounces five-year-old Zara, ready for another day's activities and oblivious to the sleepy state of her parents.

"She's an early riser, and when she's up, we're all up," says Niamh, recalling how ...