Several families and victims of 1998 Al-Qaida engineered twin bombings will receive millions from Sudan, Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has said.
The terror attack which was coordinated by Osama Bin Laden left 224 people dead and scores injured in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam.
According to Hamdok, the decision to pay is informed by the fact that Osama took refuge in Sudan days before launching the attack.
“We took corporate responsibility on addressing these claims and reaching an agreement on them,” Hamdok told the Wall Street Journal in the US last week as quoted by Nation.
“A settlement with Kenyan and Tanzanian survivors of some of those killed in the attacks will be reached “definitely in weeks, not months,” Mr Hamdok said.
Kenya lost 214 people whole Tanzania lost 10. Of the total victims, 12 were US citizens. The attack targeted US embassies.
In total, the victims will receive Sh600 billion ($6 billion) from the North African nation as part of her commitment towards the fight against terrorism.
The survivors could receive an additional Sh400 billion if the US Supreme Court overturns a decision by a lower court disqualifying them from punitive damages that would also be paid by Sudan.
“We have reached out to the attorneys representing Sudan and offered various creative proposals for resolution of their obligations to the victims of the bombings,” Chicago-based attorney Gavriel Mairone said in an email message.
Those offers “take into consideration Sudan's economic situation and the economic situation of our clients whose lives have been destroyed and many of whom were thrown into poverty for the last 20 years with the loss of their 'breadwinners' (fathers or mothers/spouses),” Mr Mairone wrote.
Sudan is fighting to be removed from blacklist by the US, with blockades facing the country throughout the leadership of former President Omar Al-Bashir.