Kenya's struggle with terrorism will continue as long as neighbouring Somalia remains lawless, the prime minister has said. Kenya and Tanzania are marking the 10th anniversary of the US embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam. Prime Minister Raila Odinga joined relatives and survivors at the site of the attack in Nairobi, which is now a memorial garden.
More than 220 people died in the first major al-Qaeda attack on US targets. "A lawless Somalia threatens Kenya's security," Mr Odinga said during the commemoration ceremony. "We need to build a new strategic engagement with popular voices in Somalia." He said the bombing ended country's innocence about the brutality of terrorism.
The ceremonies come days after Kenyan police narrowly failed to arrest the suspected mastermind of the bombings, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed.