This archive report was first published on 21 September 2019.
Westgate Attack: Remembering the Victims ¶
It's been six years since the Westgate mall in Nairobi was attacked by Al Shaabab militia group on September 21, 2013.
The attack resulted in the loss of 70 lives and left hundreds of others seriously wounded.
Among the victims were children who were at a cooking competition, business owners, supermarket and restaurant employees, bank workers, drivers, and other workers in different offices within the mall.
On January 14 this year, a court ruled that three out of four suspects linked to the Westgate attack would have a case to answer.
The three suspects are Ahmed Abdi, Liban Abdullah, and Hussein Mustafa, while the freed suspect is Adnan Ibrahim.
They were charged with aiding terrorist groups and being in Kenya illegally. The case is ongoing.
Below is a list of some of the Kenyans who died in the Westgate attack:
- Harun Oyieke
- Peter Simani
- Mbugua Mwangi and his fiancée Rosemary Wahito
- Nehal Vekaria
- Ruhila Adatia-Sood
- Martin Munene Kithinji
- Salima Ayaz Merali and her daughter Nuriana Ayaz Merali
- Maltiben Ramesh Vaya and her sister-in-law Jyoti Kharmes Vaya
- Neha Mashru
- Wilkista Vizengwa Angoro
- Anuj Virchand Shah
- Rajan Solanki
- Crispal Gaitung’u Ng’ang’a
- Mitul Shah
- Kennedy Mogaka Mochere
- Veronicah Wairimu Kamau
- John Mutinda Musango
- David Kithumbi Karechu
- Ezekiel Muchoka Mitambo
- John Mugwika
- Pavraj Ghataurhae
- Paul Kimani
- David Muthumbi
- Pramshu Jain
- Maurice Ombisa
- Paul Muriuki
- Salima Ayaz Merali
- John Mulwa
- Nurianna Merali
- Rehmat Mehboob
- Dalvinder Kaur and her grandson Pavraj Singh
- Silvia Makungu Ulari
- Marygloria Atamba Selete
- Jenah Louis Bawa
- Zahira Ahmed Sajan
- Jackton Puodi
- Ruth Macharia
- Malti Ramesh Vaya, Bank of Baroda employee
- Shyrose Dossa
The list has been compiled from reports on the BBC and the Daily Nation.
