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NAIROBI, Kenya — Survivors of the Aug. 7, 1998, U.S. Embassy bombing in Nairobi will gather today at the former blast site for a 10th-anniversary memorial to honor the 218 people killed and 5,000 injured. Twelve Americans were among the dead.
But amid the sorrow and prayers, victims also plan to voice their anger — not just at the terrorists but at the U.S. and Kenyan governments, which they accuse of abandoning them.
While many of the 9/11 victims in the U.S. have received $1 million to $2 million in payouts, Kenyan victims of the 1998 attack, and a simultaneous strike against the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania, complain their compensation, which ranged between $400 to $9,000, was sorely inadequate.
