Kenya on Monday commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1998 US Embassy bombing in Nairobi.
The event held at the Memorial Park in Nairobi attracted leaders from different walks of life and the victims of the terror attack.
While addressing the victims and their families, Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama called on the Kenyan Government to also look at the plight of the survivors by offering them employment opportunities and subsidized medical treatment.
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“Besides lobbying the USA Government, as a Committee, we’ll coordinate with the Ministry of Health to explore ways in which the Government can offer subsidized medical treatment for the surviving victims of the bomb blast,” Senator Kavindu said.
In attendance were the Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Narc Kenya Party Leader Martha Karua and DAP Kenya Party Leader Eugene Wamalwa.
The leaders representing Azimio Party Leader Raila Odinga thanked the Senators for helping the victims and their families get justice and wished them all the best in their endeavours.
On August 7, 1998, the AlQaeda terror network conducted a nearly simultaneous bomb attack targeting the American embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, in neighbouring Tanzania.
During the attack, 224 people died, and more than 5,000 others suffered injuries in the worst terrorist attack in Kenya’s history.
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