Westgate attack exposes firms to higher premium bill

Even as the dust settles on the Westgate Mall attack, attention is now shifting to whether the country’s business infrastructure has the ability to sustain losses linked to terrorism and natural disasters.

The Saturday siege at one of Nairobi’s upscale shopping malls that saw Al Shabaab militia in a standoff with Kenyan security forces for three days led to loss of more than 67 lives and caught the country almost flatfooted.