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Senators blame weak enforcement for deadly Embakasi gas explosion
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 22, 2024

To seek justice for the victims, lawmakers have recommended extensive legal, policy, and administrative reforms in the energy sector to enhance the sa...

New payment channel unveiled to donate to Embakasi fire victims
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 10, 2024

Well-wishers have been urged to send their donations through MPESA Paybill number 247247, account number 1320185109810, and account name Embakasi Mrad...

No new gas leak at Embakasi blast site, Nairobi police boss says
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 05, 2024

Earlier, the Nairobi City County Government issued a warning of a new suspected gas leak in Mradi but said the area had been secured and precautionary...

NEMA official detained as police cast wider net in Embakasi blast probe
Bashir Mohammed  |  Feb 05, 2024

The plant's proprietor has denied claims of wrongdoing, stating that he has been cooperating with police and is not in hiding.

Embakasi gas explosion: Families in urgent need of aid soars to over 700
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 05, 2024

The number of those in need of help increased from 663 households to 761 putting a strain on the available commodities.

Embakasi gas explosion: Death toll rises to six
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 04, 2024

As of Friday, the tragedy had left at least three dead and nearly 300 wounded, and the expectation was that the numbers would rise.

Embakasi gas explosion: Victims struggle to start over after heavy losses
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Feb 02, 2024

They have lost homes and sources of livelihood and are traumatised, while those with serious injuries have to bear with long recovery processes.

Owner of killer Embakasi gas plant convicted in 2020 for illegal activities, authority says
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2024

The site in Mradi, Embakasi, is the very one over which a criminal case was instituted on November 9, 2020, PIEA General Manager Wanjiku Manyara says,...

'Disaster in waiting': Embakasi gas explosion victims slam authorities
Agency  |  Feb 02, 2024

Citizens say they had long foreseen the tragedy, describing how the residential neighbourhood in the Embakasi area had allegedly also been home to gas...

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