Currently, Nairobi County is grappling with a surge in fire incidents, having recorded more than 200 cases in one year.

While the exact cause of the fire remains unclear, some traders suspect it may have been triggered by a burning jiko, as the area has been without ele...

The traders are requesting that the county government to station a fire engine at the market.

The market is home to approximately 3,000 traders who sell second-hand clothes and food products, such as vegetables and grains.

The recent spate of fires has sparked alarm over public safety and the adequacy of the government's emergency response, prompting Mwenje's call for im...

Some aggrieved traders pelted him with stones, forming his security to shield and evacuate him to a safer area.

Firefighters from the Nairobi County Government arrived hours later, but the fire had already spread quickly.