,,iii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #bb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #ag1 #bjai ,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4 ,young7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,condemning the terrorist attack in ,nairobi1 ,kenya on ,january #ae1 #bjai1 and offering sincere condolences to all of the victims1 their families and friends1 and the people of ,kenya4 ,whereas1 on ,january #ae1 #bjai1 attackers launched a #ai-;hour siege on the #ad ,riverside complex and ,dusit ,d#b hotel complex in ,nairobi1 ,kenya1 opening fire and detonating suicide bombs2 ,whereas at least #ba people were killed1 and many others were injured or remain unaccounted for2 ,whereas1 among those killed was ,jason ,spindler1 a ,united ,states citizen2 ,whereas the ,somalia-based extremist group al-,shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack2 ,whereas the ,united ,states has a deep and abiding interest in the security and stability of ,kenya1 a key partner to the ,united ,states in the war on terror2 and ,whereas respect for human rights1 due process1 and the rule of law is essential to the success of any counterterrorism strategy3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 condemns the horrific attack on the #ad ,riverside complex and ,dusit ,d#b hotel complex in ,nairobi1 ,kenya2 7#b7 expresses its deepest condolences to the victims of this attack and their families and friends2 7#c7 wishes a quick recovery to all who were injured2 7#d7 expresses solidarity with the people of ,kenya2 7#e7 stands with the ,government of ,kenya as it works to combat violent extremism2 7#f7 urges the ,united ,states ,government to take the necessary actions to help the ,government of ,kenya investigate the attack and swiftly bring the perpetrators of this attack to justice2 7#g7 calls upon the ,united ,states ,government and international partners to continue to support efforts to improve ,kenya's crisis response management1 and to train and equip ,kenyan security forces to respond to violent extremism2 and 7#h7 upholds its commitment to fight and defeat terrorism4