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Kenya Bomb-blast victims cry for help from U.S and Kenya governments

By Jeff Kizzilah

Over 5000 victims of 1998 bomb-blast are crying for help from American and Kenya government to compensate them.

Speaking to press in Nairobi,Chairperson for Consortium for Bomb-blast Victims Mrs. Caroline Muthoka said, “we need support from two government as well as donors for recovery.

The compensations to be used to pay for hospital bills,school fees for the needy children who lost their parents in the blast.

She said they request President Ruto government to support vulnerable victims to be compensated therefore until now nothing has bèn done.

She said majority who were innocent kenyans who were affected and 240 killed during the blast, however the Kenyan government have totally isolated them.

The consortium has also requested American government through the U.S Embassy has compensated all Americans while kenyans still languishing compensation.

The Consortium group claims that American and Kenya government has totally refused to compel and to compensate the victims.

They said that let the justice be done to all and victims be compensated.

The consortium for Victims are also working with Kenyan Senator through Hon. Agnes Kavindu and U.S House of Congress to push for faster compensation to all victims.

The Senate had earlier passed the motion which has formed an Ad Hoc Committee for of 9 members to facilitate the compensation.

The Consortium is currently composed of 1,000 members representing Teachers Services Commission,TADRa and National Housing Corporation and Cooperative Bank of Kenya.

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