Midnight fire razes down 24 homes in Embakasi – Kenya Rèď Cróss reports
Residents of Jua Kali Green Corner in Embakasi, Nairobi County, are counting losses after a midnight fire razed down 24 homes. According to a report filed by the Kenya Rèď Cróss on Saturday, September 14, 2024, the fire broke out at around 1 am in the area before spreading out. However, Rèď Cróss and the […]
Embakasi blast site owner, 3 NEMA officials arraigned
Derrick Kimathi, the businessman who claimed to own a garage at the site of Thursday’s gas explosion in Embakasi and three officials of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) have been arraigned before Milimani Law Courts. Kimathi, Joseph Kamau, David Walunya Ong’are and Marrian Mutete Kioko appeared before Magistrate Dolphina Alego on Tuesday, February 6. […]
Gov’t says Red Cross will pay rent for families affected by Embakasi gas explosion
Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura has said that the Kenya Red Cross will pay two months’ rent for families affected by the Embakasi gas explosion tragedy. In a statement on Monday, February 5, 2024, Mwaura asked landlords to accommodate the affected families without the usual requirements. Mwaura said the rent will be capped at Ksh6,000 per […]
Embakasi residents evacuated amid reports of another gas leakage
More families in the Mradi area of Embakasi have been evacuated amid reports of another gas leakage at the site of the catastrophic explosion. Kenya Red Cross in a statement on Monday, February 5, 2024, said its team swiftly sprang into action amid reports of another gas leak at the doomed filling station. The humanitarian […]
List of hospitals where victims of Embakasi gas explosion are admitted
The government has issued a list of hospitals where victims of the Embakasi gas explosion have been admitted. In a statement, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura revealed that three lives had been lost due to the fire tragedy. Mwaura announced that 280 Kenyans were injured by the fire, and were rushed to various hospitals. 43 victims […]
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino speaks after midnight inferno claims 3 lives
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has spoken after a midnight inferno that rocked the Mradi area in Embakasi, Nairobi claimed three lives and left several others injured. Speaking to the media at Kentainers Company near Kabansora in Embakasi, where the blast happened, Babu expressed the magnitude of the tragedy. “The fire destroyed properties, so many […]
Several injured after explosion at gas filling station in Embakasi
Several people have been injured and rushed to the hospital following a major explosion at Embakasi estate in Nairobi. The midnight blast occurred at Kentainers Company near Kabansora in Embakasi. Several people injured in late night fire outbreak in Embakasi following a series of explosions pic.twitter.com/GHxfXYnhZu — Oliver Mathenge (@OliverMathenge) February 2, 2024 In a […]