One of Kenya's Darkest Days

[mzeiya]

...happened exactly 23 years ago on a Friday morning.

The above image was taken minutes after the 1998 bomb blast by a worker at the nearby Times Tower which was still under construction.


May the souls of the departed eternally rest in peace as the masterminds rot in hell.

 

[Meria]

 

[Muhura_Ndore]

On that day I was playing near home, somewhere in leafy suburbs. We heard the blast and as the kipii i was ran towards the sound. Kumbe ilikuwa tu taoh. Nkt.

 

[Budspencer]

Ilitoa hadi mushroom cloud kama nukes.

 

[macho]

It was the worst,kama siku yako imefika,imefika...I was to be in that area,but woke up late by 30 min...if wasn't late...I would have been the late

 

[mzeiya]

Ilitoa hadi mushroom cloud kama nukes.

Hekaya Omwami

 

[Budspencer]

Hekaya Omwami

I've observed from the pic you posted, sina hekaya.

 

[emali]

I remember tukiwa pale raunda ya kariobangi outering.. seeing this smoke

 

[Mishale]

ata mi nilkua home tukicheza tukaskia bang. badaaye kwa news za rredio tunskia ni tao na ni bomb blast. (hatukujua hio ni nini ama kaa ni serious)

badaye mum anarudi home akiwa na injuries kwa uso (alkua NHC, hio building directly opposite Cooperative)
huko walirushwa chini ya meza, glass zikawakatakata uso, staircase ni pitch black hawaoni pahali wanaenda, walitembea hadi uhuru park ndio walikua wanatulia na kujua nini kilifanyika.

 

[Anglututu]

ata mi nilkua home tukicheza tukaskia bang. badaaye kwa news za rredio tunskia ni tao na ni bomb blast. (hatukujua hio ni nini ama kaa ni serious)

badaye mum anarudi home akiwa na injuries kwa uso (alkua NHC, hio building directly opposite Cooperative)
huko walirushwa chini ya meza, glass zikawakatakata uso, staircase ni pitch black hawaoni pahali wanaenda, walitembea hadi uhuru park ndio walikua wanatulia na kujua nini kilifanyika.

Pole bro, hata mie mum alikuwa hapo to Telkom, same scenario, glass ndio iliwaingia kwenye uso na macho kiasi.
Hiyo ndio ilikuwa route from school heading to railways kupanda nganya.
Tukipita Kenya cinema, glass kila mahali...
It was awful.
A friend lost their mom who was working at the US embassy.

 

[QuadroK4000]

Sad day it was.

Nilikua South b, golden gate.

 

[Field Marshal]

...happened exactly 23 years ago on a Friday morning.
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The above image was taken minutes after the 1998 bomb blast by a worker at the nearby Times Tower which was still under construction.


May the souls of the departed eternally rest in peace as the masterminds rot in hell.

Alitoa kamera wapi? T%hose days they were very rare.........................