The Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the Compensation of the Kenyan Victims of the 1998 Bombing of the United States Embassy in Nairobi was established through a resolution of the Senate at its sitting held on Thursday, 29h June 2023 with the mandate to-

1. Engage with the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs to advance friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and Kenya by supporting the eligibility of Kenyan and American Victims and their personal representatives, surviving spouses and the next of kin in the Victim Compensation Fund pursuant to the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act;
2. Coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs in the engagement of victims, their personal representatives, the United States of America government and other stakeholders at home and abroad to pursue and accomplish the compensation of victims and families of the victims of Kenyan nationals; and
3. Coordinate with the Ministry of Health to explore subsidized medical treatment for the surviving victims of the bomb blast