Kenya: 1998 Blast Victims Row Over Who to Claim Cash

8 August 2012

The 1998 bomb last victims efforts to be compensated are being derailed by wrangling among themselves. The victims have formed two parallel associations which have been ignored by the government and the United States Embassy. Yesterday, during the 14th anniversary of the blast, their differences came out clearly when one faction was sidelined in the arrangements for the commemorations.

One faction calling itself the 7TH August,1998 Bomb Blast Victims Association is led by Paul Wala and another one going by a similar name led by Ali Mwadama. Unlike previous years, only a few survivors of the blast turned up for the ceremony held at the August 7th Memorial Park in Nairobi. "The Kenyan government is not good. The leaders have ignored us. We have requested them to have a meeting with us but they have ignored our pleas," said Wala .

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