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[PHOTOS] Memorial service to honour victims of 1998 US Embassy bombing

They carried flowers and candles in remembrance of the victims of the bomb blast.

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by DOUGLAS OKIDDY

News07 February 2025 - 19:26
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  • The park, located at the Cooperative Bank House in the CBD functions as a centre of outreach to the public, to educate Kenyans on the appalling consequences of terrorism and violence.

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Kimathi Justus together with other victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing during memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing on Friday gathered for thanksgiving prayer service to mark 27 years of pain.

The event was held at Bomb Blast Memorial Park from 9 am on Friday.

Grace Njoroge who lost her father Peter Njoroge during the 1998 US Embassy bombing help some of the survivors of the bombing by lighting up the candles during the memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

The park, located at the Cooperative Bank House in the CBD, functions as a centre of outreach to the public to educate Kenyans on the appalling consequences of terrorism and violence.

They carried flowers and candles in remembrance of the victims of the bomb blast.

Victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing during the memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing during the memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing during memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Kimathi Justus together with other victims and survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing during memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Grace Njuguna one of the survivors of the 1998 US Embassy bombing, during the memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Charles Abiud who is a survivor of the 1998 US Embassy bombing, during the memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025/DOUGLAS OKIDDY

Rebecca Wambua Chumia, a survivor of the 1998 US Embassy bombing during the memorial service at Bomb Blast Memorial Park on February 7, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY

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