On Saturday morning, 8 people perished after fire razed down a section of Kibera slums.
The fire also destroyed properties worth thousands of shillings at Silanga area in Highrise Ward.
According to Kilimani OCPD Michael Michiri 43 houses were burnt down.
Michiri mentioned that the fire is suspected to have been caused by a stove that exploded in one of the houses.
He further indicated that they have launched investigations to establish the exact cause of the inferno.
Efforts by the Nairobi City Council fire brigade team to put off the fire were deterred by the lack of access roads in the area.
Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko visited the area and gave landlords a twenty-one day notice to bring down structures that block access-ways to pave way for construction of a road which will assist during fire outbreaks.
‘I am giving the landlords here in Kibera twenty-one days. If you know you have blocked access paths for the residents, please start making way so that people may pass,” the county boss declared.
He indicated that the national government the county government are working closely to find a long-lasting solution to the fire accidents that plague Nairobi.
“We will bring supplies and I want to emphasise that this is going to reach all those affected by this fire. We will remain here until we are sure of exactly how many people have been affected,” he stated.
