Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has vowed to support victims of the 1998 Nairobi bomb blast in seeking compensation.
On Thursday, the CS said Kenyans who died in the attack were collateral damage since they were not the target.
"We (Kenyans) were hurt because we were hosting an American Embassy and the target was America and its embassy. In the process as collateral damage our people got caught up," Kindiki said.
The CS was responding to queries when he appeared before the Committee on Administration and National Security.
When asked why the Americans were compensated and not Kenyans, Kindiki said that US laws do not allow non-American citizens to get compensated.
However, the CS said the US argument could be weighed around because Kenyans were not the target but ended up being killed.
"The terrorist had no reason to hurt those people I dare say Kenya would not be hurt at all," Kindiki added.
On the August 7, 1998 terror attack 213 Kenyans died where 12 were US nationals also perished while 4,500 sustained serious injuries.
A section of Azimio la Umoja leaders have been pushing for the Kenyan and the American governments to work together to compensate victims and survivors of the August 7, 1998 bomb blast.
Narc Kenya party leader Martha Karua said the victims of the bomb blast have waited for compensation for 25 years now since the terror attack.
In her opinion, giving the families compensation will allow them to have closure over what happened to their loved ones.
Karua said the families of the victims have been resilient for all these years.
However, she noted that some support was given to the survivors and families of victims of the terror attack.
Kalonzo on his part said at the time of the tragedy, he was the Education minister adding that he lost some of his teachers.
Former Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa said as the country remembers the victims of the attack, they ought to get compensation
"We also remember victims of recent anti-tax protests who are still in hospital or burying their dead and crying for Justice. Let our guns remain focused on the terrorists, not our citizens," Wamalwa said.
