Seven years after Westgate attack, survivor recounts as she finds mission on peace

Shamim Alu displays a tattered T-shirt that she had worn during the terror attack at West Gate in Nairobi, 2013. [Kibata Kihu/Standard]

Seven years after the terror attack on West Gate Mall, Nairobi, victims still bear scars of their brush with death.

Shamim Allu, who sustained gunshot wounds, has scars on her right arm, two on the back, and one on the right ankle. Some scars left by shrapnel are visible on her arms, legs and back.