Kenya's economy: damaged but defiant a year after Westgate The attack of the Westgate mall in Kenya not only shattered the lives of many, but heralded a tough year for Kenya's economy. The mall attack -- claimed by Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab -- was followed by a string of bombings and killings. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of Atul SHah, Managing Director Nakumatt Holdings, East Africa's biggest retail chain in terms of outlet numbers who lost three staffers in the attack