embakasi gas explosion Stories
Kimathi and Mutie are also charged with unlawfully operating a bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage facility without a valid licenc
Villagers attempted to scoop petrol from the spillage, resulting in a fire that engulfed the area, reportedly leading to many deaths.
To seek justice for the victims, lawmakers have recommended extensive legal, policy, and administrative reforms in the energy sector to enhance the sa...
The Nairobi boss has also been slapped with a Sh500,000 fine for skipping the meeting.
The PS called on players in the sector to regulate themselves even as the government moves in to enhance enforcement measures following the recent tra...
A Nairobi court has rejected the DCI's application to detain the three suspects for 14 days for further investigations.
The DCI and the ODPP had wanted Kimathi detained for an additional 14 days to allow ifor completion of investigations.
Kimathi now claims that the decision by EPRA to suspend two of his operating licenses was malicious and denied him an opportunity to be heard.
The four include the prime suspect and three other NEMA officials who detectives say were found culpable.
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...
The plant's proprietor has denied claims of wrongdoing, stating that he has been cooperating with police and is not in hiding.
The Thursday night inferno has so far claimed three lives and left over 280 others injured.
NEMA said there were some serious gaps in the issuance of the license to the LPG plant.
He said the officials must be held accountable for allowing an illegal plant to continue operating in a residential area.
Janet and her neighbours found themselves on the rooftop, hopping from building to building while a large fire raged below.
Energy CS Davis Chirchir and his Interior counterpart Prof. Kithure Kindiki disclosed that the gas cylinders were refilled using direct manifold conne...
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,...
Citizens say they had long foreseen the tragedy, describing how the residential neighbourhood in the Embakasi area had allegedly also been home to gas...
