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US Supreme Court to hear Kenya, Tanzania 1998 embassy bombings case

An aerial view of the aftermath of the bombing of the US Embassy in Kenya's capital Nairobi on August 7, 1998. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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By  Daily Nation

Lawyers representing hundreds of Kenyan and Tanzanian victims of the 1998 embassy bombings are optimistic that the United States Supreme Court will rule to award a total of $4.3 billion (Ksh440 billion, Tsh9.8 trillion) to their clients.

The top US court agreed in June to take up the case during its term beginning in October.

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