Victims of the 1998 US Embassy bombing have accused the government of laxity and negligence over its failure to forestall the attack. The victims claimed that around May 1998, the terrorists were residing in Runda, an upmarket estate. The petitioners' case is that the state ignored or neglected several useful intelligence and information on impending terrorist attacks, targeting the US Embassy in Nairobi. The petitioners want the court to declare that the Kenyan government failed to take the necessary steps to detect, prevent and stop the bombing. “An inquiry into the 1998 US bomb blast attack will foster accountability within the security establishment and avoid repetition of a similar attack,” they say.

Source: The Star May 18, 2021 20:02 UTC