Bomb blast victims plead for justice nearly three decades later

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1998 USA Embassy bomb blast victims march along Haille Selassie avenue, Nairobi to the office of the Prime CS Musalia Mudavadi to present a petition on the recommendation by the Senate Adhoc Committee since May 2024. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Nearly 28 years after the deadly bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, survivors and families of victims are now pleading with President William Ruto to intervene and help end what they describe as decades of neglect, suffering and delayed justice.

In a letter to President William Ruto dated May 26, 2026, the Consortium of August 7th 1998 Victims appealed to the government to urgently recognise the survivors.

They also want the State to operationalise compensation frameworks and support ongoing international efforts aimed at securing justice for affected Kenyans.