French bank saved from paying Kenyans in US embassy attack

Survivors and families of victims of the 1998 US Embassy Bomb Blast follow proceedings at the Milimani law courts ahead of the judgment of their compensation case on January 28, 2026.

Photo credit: Billy Ogada | Nation Media Group

Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi have lost the legal battle to compel the Attorney-General to pursue compensation from top French bank, BNP Paribas and Sudan.

The High Court on Wednesday found no legal basis to force Kenya to seek reparations from the bank, Sudan, Iran, or assets linked to al-Qaeda in a verdict that eased a diplomatic storm.

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