Westgate shopping mall attack: What happened 10 years ago in Kenya? BBC Africa

Ten years ago, members of the Somalia based Islamist group Al-Shabaab attacked a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
The ordeal left 67 people dead. It lasted for a tense four days. A thunderous explosion signalled the end of the siege leaving the attackers dead in the rubble.
Produced by Christine Otieno
Edited by Anne Okumu
Animations and graphics by George Wafula
Additional editing by Jenna Abaakouk
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  • @talentexposed4755
    @talentexposed47557 ай бұрын

    Happened during my first visit in Kenya, Nairobi..horrifying

  • @abdisamedmahamud2948
    @abdisamedmahamud29489 ай бұрын

    This was horrifying and deeply distressing!!

  • @thedaveiknow.
    @thedaveiknow.7 ай бұрын

    We shall never forget 😢🇰🇪💔

  • @quruxleyqalanjo5485

    @quruxleyqalanjo5485

    7 ай бұрын

    Iam.somali girl i can.feel you kenyam people that is very pain how about a people every month kiling like that and even more then that those are somali people

  • @thedaveiknow.

    @thedaveiknow.

    7 ай бұрын

    @quruxleyqalanjo5485 kenya is in your country( Somalia) to 1.provide peace and stability 2.Combat the enemy Alshabaab so that they don't grow root and spread mayhem to our country. As a fellow East African I expect you to support us to fight the common enemy..we are in this together💙 or else divided we lose

  • @crazydude7852

    @crazydude7852

    5 ай бұрын

    @@thedaveiknow.Kenya isn’t in Somalia

  • @bellaolum9768
    @bellaolum97689 ай бұрын

    This was a dark day for us, sad memories 😢

  • @Alex_anders96
    @Alex_anders969 ай бұрын

    Amazing fact based reporting BBC. Let us never forget history no matter how dark, lest it repeats itself on our descendants.

  • @werukamauOfficial
    @werukamauOfficial8 ай бұрын

    It has been a decade the day, the attack hapoened in Nairobi Westgate Mall killing 67 people. So tragic

  • @ireneogutu7401
    @ireneogutu74014 ай бұрын

    We shall never forget

  • @OprahCoco
    @OprahCoco9 ай бұрын

    Smh! Its a 10 year anniversary report 🤦🤦🤦

  • @suldaanidiriismedia4068
    @suldaanidiriismedia40688 ай бұрын

    Soo 😞 we pray for the people who lost their life there

  • @emon.72836
    @emon.728368 ай бұрын

    I don't think BBC journalists talk like this when an attack like this or something more serious happens in Somalia.

  • @Spiceluvj
    @Spiceluvj4 ай бұрын

    Why did it took so many hours to reach mall don’t understand

  • @suldaanidiriismedia4068
    @suldaanidiriismedia40688 ай бұрын

    😢😢😢😢😢😢

  • @bokangreacts843
    @bokangreacts8439 ай бұрын

    Police were slow to act

  • @LambogreenMaganga

    @LambogreenMaganga

    8 ай бұрын

    Not that slow on the looting spree though

  • @mgithaiga1
    @mgithaiga19 ай бұрын

    I was at my nephew's wedding when the attacks happen

  • @kingvon6820
    @kingvon68206 ай бұрын

    people who pity hamas should also watch this completly and uttertly disgusting i was in form 4 ( my last year in high shchool when this happened)

  • @BLBeats94

    @BLBeats94

    3 ай бұрын

    This has absolutely nothing to do with hamas. You're making a comparison based on false assumptions. If you don't know what you're talking about then don't say it.

  • @detectivecorgi1167
    @detectivecorgi11673 ай бұрын

    None of you would believe me, but i was in the shopping mall during the attack! I was only 2 years old with my mom. I liked the guard next to the cooking competition before he died :(

  • @iconmusicke
    @iconmusicke8 ай бұрын

    78 hrs later!

  • @JMK948
    @JMK9489 ай бұрын

    That was the day...when everything changed...for me.

  • @julahkimgee7278

    @julahkimgee7278

    8 ай бұрын

    Please how?

  • @user-gw5zp2bl3q

    @user-gw5zp2bl3q

    8 ай бұрын

    Did you lose a loved one or something

  • @TeutonicTribe

    @TeutonicTribe

    6 күн бұрын

    The way some people post provocative nothings for attention & then ignore replies for more details

  • @71bootneck
    @71bootneck4 ай бұрын

    Not much mention of Obi One Nairobi.

  • @user-qg2xx6qh4e

    @user-qg2xx6qh4e

    3 ай бұрын

    He wasn't there You're lost boy Nairobi has had many T attacks, Where british dude come 2 shine was in 2019 Get yo' sh!T together

  • @stellacrespo5205
    @stellacrespo52059 ай бұрын

    There is no other content except what happened ten years ago in Westgate shopping mall. Seriously!! Shame on you BBC.

  • @itgamingke

    @itgamingke

    8 ай бұрын

    It's a remembrance video 🙄

  • @sesmoballermarket
    @sesmoballermarket9 ай бұрын

    mmeanza maneno ya zamani

  • @itgamingke

    @itgamingke

    8 ай бұрын

    Bruh everybody always report on this yearly even the Kenyan media (citizen)

  • @abdiaziizomar1285
    @abdiaziizomar12858 ай бұрын

    Iam very sorry what my uncle son did .10 years ago.

  • @user-gw5zp2bl3q

    @user-gw5zp2bl3q

    8 ай бұрын

    Your uncle son was one of the alshabaab guys who did this?

  • @abdiaziizomar1285

    @abdiaziizomar1285

    8 ай бұрын

    @user-gw5zp2bl3q yes sorry he is in hell jahanama today

  • @fasttimer4879
    @fasttimer48798 ай бұрын

    Why bring this up?🤷🏿‍♂️🤔🙄

  • @reduniverse8912

    @reduniverse8912

    8 ай бұрын

    Because its a 10 year anniversary

  • @ngari117
    @ngari1177 ай бұрын

    noone remembers Garissa university, which was more deadlier😢

  • @mubatsievonne4649

    @mubatsievonne4649

    14 күн бұрын

    So many Kenyans have lost their lives in these terror attacks, from 1998 US embassy bombing to Kikambala bombing,to terror attack in westgate, to garissa University terror attack to dusit 2 terror attack.So sad,help us God.

  • @chekeshone5265
    @chekeshone52657 ай бұрын

    And you find some Kenyans sympathising with Hamas.

  • @theogangryscotsman7607
    @theogangryscotsman76075 ай бұрын

    Christian Craighead ? not a word

  • @gidrafkungu792
    @gidrafkungu7928 ай бұрын

    After the attack president ruto hands over the military to the somalis

  • @pixelboss4980
    @pixelboss49807 ай бұрын

    Ran out of stories to feature... it's recycling time

  • @chrisg9125
    @chrisg91253 ай бұрын

    Ole lenku was a lame defence minister and an even worse governor.Westgate was a big turning point for Kenya

  • @newtonnyasae7999
    @newtonnyasae79999 ай бұрын

    In the same breath show the breathtaking architectural infrastructure, the highlands, plateau,desert,islands,white sand beaches, I.T developments, athletes, the tropical weather throughout the year, the wins against the terrorist and most importantly the PEOPLE of KENYA. That is what I WOULD LOVE MAINSTREAM MEDIA HIGHLIHGHT.

  • @joharaaden-somali8375
    @joharaaden-somali83759 ай бұрын

    I don’t know why BBC sharing bad thing about Africa countries yesterday they were talking about South Africa and how bad it is now they talk about Kenya and how bad it is. Stop scaring people.

  • @AD-mo5sg

    @AD-mo5sg

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s likely because they were marking the 10th anniversary of the attack. I just got back from Nairobi, Kenya and it is one of my favourite places on earth.

  • @schneejacques3502

    @schneejacques3502

    8 ай бұрын

    Every news station share bad news because bad news gets more clicks

  • @runningrabbit11
    @runningrabbit11Ай бұрын

    The White Widow....

  • @our10picks18
    @our10picks189 ай бұрын

    As a kenyan, I wonder whether BBC lacked better content to upload about my peaceful and welcoming country! I know kenya has had and still continues to have its fair share of problems ranging from security to economic issues and also corruption! But kenyans together with the new government led by president Ruto are more determined than ever to make their country better and prosperous for all its citizens to live a happy and comfortable life too! 😊 Kenya might not be the best, but we are doing our best to make it the best country not just in Africa, but the whole world! Kenya to the world 💪👊

  • @trayway9067

    @trayway9067

    9 ай бұрын

    ur go all over youtube hating on South Africa but hate it when BBC uploads truth about ur country.

  • @bellaolum9768

    @bellaolum9768

    9 ай бұрын

    ​@@trayway9067terrorism has no place in this world!

  • @TheTororist

    @TheTororist

    8 ай бұрын

    who's hating on SA? @@trayway9067

  • @frenatfarms

    @frenatfarms

    3 ай бұрын

    What is wrong with BBC making this report?

  • @frankmuli3533
    @frankmuli35339 ай бұрын

    Why is BBC broadcasting this 10 years after . You could have found more interesting things to report on, always making us look bad , high risk area .

  • @shey1146

    @shey1146

    9 ай бұрын

    no one is trying to make your country look bad, every reasonable person knows this is not a reflection of the country

  • @WillieFungo

    @WillieFungo

    8 ай бұрын

    @@shey1146 Most people are not reasonable.

  • @sarahcorak7683
    @sarahcorak7683Ай бұрын

    They took a break to pray!!!! Pray!!!! Because they were doing Allahs will!!! What kind of religion is this?

  • @bgrkaris
    @bgrkaris9 ай бұрын

    Was this necessary

  • @factsoverfear9771
    @factsoverfear97719 ай бұрын

    Western gun violence is not concentrated on 🤫💡💡

  • @jnyfah

    @jnyfah

    9 ай бұрын

    It is called BBC Africa not BBC western

  • @factsoverfear9771
    @factsoverfear97719 ай бұрын

    Western propaganda 💡