Ashes without answers: Questions over repeated Gikomba fires

Ashes without answers: Questions over repeated Gikomba fires

As traders sift through ashes after Sunday's inferno, renewed questions emerge over the recurring fires that continue to devastate Kenya's largest open-air market.

At Gikomba Market, the silence now feels heavier than the smoke that once rose from the charred stalls. As traders clear ash and salvage what they can, a familiar cycle plays out: fire, promises of investigations, rebuilding — and then another blaze.
After Sunday's inferno destroyed large sections of the market and wiped out goods worth millions of shillings, frustration has given way to difficult questions among traders surveying the ruins.
Following yet another devastating fire at Kenya's largest second-hand market, trader Wandera stands among the ashes, uncertain about what comes next.
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