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January 28, 2026
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High Court dismisses 1998 US Embassy blast victims’ compensation case

High Court dismisses 1998 US Embassy blast victims’ compensation case

Judge says petitioners failed to prove claims of government negligence...

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The Milimani High Court in Kenya has dismissed a compensation case brought by victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bomb blast, leaving over 1,500 survivors disheartened 28 years after the attack.

  • The court ruled that the petitioners failed to prove the State's negligence in preventing the attack, despite claims that early warnings were ignored.
  • Lead petitioner, Rev Evanson Ndung’u Gitu, passed away two days before the judgment, while another victim, George Ngigi Njoroge, is battling stage four cancer.
  • Victims plan to appeal the decision at the Court of Appeal and seek redress at the International Criminal Court of Justice (ICCJ) to compel foreign countries that financed Al-Qaeda to provide compensation.
  • The US Government has already compensated relatives of US nationals affected, totaling over $5 billion (Sh640 billion).

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