In Summary

• Six people lost their lives with  other 300 displaced.
• He visited the affected families with the recent gas explosion in Mradi Embakasi.

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has ordered the immediate  closure of all gas refilling stations that are operating within residential areas.

He visited the affected families with the recent gas explosion in Mradi Embakasi.

Sakaja who have been away toured the illegal site of the explosion where he ordered all the sub county administrators to ensure closure of the gas re-filling stations areas  in residential areas.

“I want to assure Nairobians that the owners of the premises where the incident took place shall be held responsible and accountable. I have directed all sub county administration officers to ensure all gas businesses operating within residential areas are closed with immediate effect.” Sakaja said.

“All gas refilling stations within 200m radius of any residential premises to be closed effective  immediately,” he added.

Upto to yesterday evening only 30 families still displaced and housed at Embakasi Social Hall.

Fire Victims

Meanwhile the victims are  demanding adequate  support from the government so that they can go back to their normal lives. According to the victims support received so far can not hold them.

“We should be taken care of we have kids who should go to school, no food, no shelter and no  clothes. The fire left us in a very sorrow state and we should be given something tangible.” A victim told Ghetto Radio News.

Same sentiments were echoed by businessmen whose business premises were burnt.

“Mimi nilipoteza vitu za two hundred thousand and imagine how economy is the fact that I didn’t have house burnt do not make me a lesser beneficiary. The County Government of Nairobi must widen their scope and ensure we also recover from this tragedy. We also have families to feed and much is expected of us.” another victim added.