Court allows police to continue detaining owner of Embakasi gas refill plant

A Nairobi court has allowed Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives to continue detaining the owner of the Embakasi gas refill plant and two National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) suspended officials for 21 days pending investigations. A ruling rendered by Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Dolphina Alego granted a plea by the Director of Public Prosecutions […]

Death toll of Embakasi gas explosion rises to 7

One more person has succumbed to injuries sustained during the gas explosion that rocked Mradi area in Embakasi, bringing the death toll to seven people. In a statement on Tuesday, February 6, the Government Spokesperson extended his condolences to the families affected. “The number of people who have died from the Embakasi Gas Explosion has […]