Musolino and Dessel Kenyan Affairs

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In four dramatic days, US First Lady Jill Biden, Kenyan Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama, and world-renowned Kenyan artists Caroline Muthoka and Joyce Omondi called attention to the plight of the innocent victims of the 1998 Embassy Bombing.  On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Kenyan Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama introduced in the Kenyan Senate a bill seeking support for the victims and for US legislation which will make all of the victims eligible to participate in the US Victims Compensation Fund.  See the Motion and see also her oral motion in the Senate.  On Friday, February 24, 2023, Caroline Muthoka, a world-renowned and award-winning gospel singer, activist, and survivor of the 1998 embassy bombing, said that Senator Agnes Kavindu Muthama actions are “emblematic of a Kenyan nation confident of its place on the international stage”  On Saturday, February 25, 2023, US First Lady Jill Biden visited for the second time the August 7th Memorial Park.  See US First Lady at the Memorial Park.  On Sunday, February 26, 2023, Joyce Omondi, an award-winning Kenyan TV presenter and gospel artist, issued the following statement of support: "[a]lmost 25 years ago, on August 7, 1998, hundreds of Kenyans were killed, and thousands more were grievously injured in a terrorist attack on the American embassy in Nairobi. My beloved father, Godfrey, who was among the innocent injured, passed away in 2021 from major head injury complications sustained in the attack. I am grateful that the victims and their families have not been forgotten. I urge you to support the efforts of our American friends to secure legislation in the US Congress to include the victims and their families in the US Victims Compensation Fund. I hope we can accomplish this extraordinary goal by the 25th Commemoration on August 7, 2023, at the Memorial Park." 

The firm was grateful for the opportunity to meet with Kenyan officials and prominent human rights activists during the December 2022 US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington.