Michael Macharia points his father's name during the 10th anniversary in memory of the victims of the August 7,1998 bomb blast in Nairobi.
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What you need to know:
The names on the concrete are a constant reminder that terrorism should be fought fiercely and forcefully.
Today is International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
Here at home, it poignantly coincides with August, the month in which Kenya was awash with blood birth in 1998 as terrorists brought down the US embassy building in Nairobi with a deafening explosion on August 7, killing at least 200 people and injuring many more.
