Publisher's Synopsis
When a terrorist bomb exploded in Nairobi, Kenya, the country was dangerously divided along ethnic lines. The president had not yet appointed a vice president, one year into his administration. A commission was investigating ethnic cleansing in parts of the country. Political parties were defined not by ideology or philosophy but by ethnicity. In the aftermath of the explosion, Kenyans demonstrated a spirit of national unity and resilience the country had not seen since independence. Politicians joined hands across the political divide. Religious leaders came together, and ordinary citizens mourned and healed together. When Blood and Tears United a Country tells how the embassy bombing affected individual families in Kenya and the way the country as a whole reacted.
