Three Years Later, A Country In Need

Douglas Sidialo, 31, lost his eyesight on Aug. 7, 1998, when terrorists bombed the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. A simultaneous bombing at the embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, resulted in a total of 224 people dead and thousands injured. The U.S. responded quickly with $50 million in humanitarian aid. But, says Sidialo, who heads Nairobi's largest survivors' group, "It's our hope that Americans could help us even more."

There is growing discontent among Kenyans--for whom U.S.-sponsored health and education programs will expire next year--as they hear how Americans are taking care of their own by funneling more than $850...