The wait for compensation drags on for survivors and families of those killed in the 1998 U.S. embassy bombing in Nairobi.
On Thursday, a scheduled ruling in the case, where victims are asking the court to force the Kenyan government to pursue compensation from Washington on their behalf was postponed. The judge said he needed additional time to carefully review the matter before issuing a decision.
Survivors and relatives gathered at the courthouse reacted angrily to the delay, accusing the justice system of neglecting their pain and dragging out their fight for justice.
Some also claimed the matter is now being influenced by politics, suggesting that the upcoming visit of U.S. Vice President JD Vance to Nairobi later this month may be the reason the judgment was not delivered.
So far, only American citizens and U.S. embassy employees have received compensation from the United States.
More than 5,000 Kenyan survivors and families of victims are part of the class-action lawsuit filed in 2021. The ruling is now expected on January 15.
The bombing of the U.S. embassy in Nairobi in 1998 killed 224 people and left hundreds more injured.
