Victims of the 1998 US embassy bombings in Nairobi were last evening preparing for an overnight vigil outside the Memorial Park ahead of United States President Barack Obama's visit.
The victims have vowed to camp outside the park to protest against what they termed as US and Kenyan Government negligence on their pleas.
Chairman of the victims, Charles Ngige, said the hype on Obama's visit had overshadowed their predicaments, forcing them to stage the protest.
"This is an opportunity for us to present our grievances to both the US and the Kenyan governments. We have been so far neglected and we want Obama's visit to be used to resolve our problems," he told The Standard.
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Ngige said it was time the two governments took responsibility and organised for their compensation.
"The US Government compensated the owners of the building and their citizens who were working in the premises. It is unfortunate the Government left us out," he said.
Dorcas Nyakeo, whose husband was working with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) at that time, expressed
