On Sunday 28th January 2018 , dozens of Nairobi residents were left homeless after a section of Lang’ata area was razed down by a huge fire.
The Fire is believed to have started at 9pm from Kijiji area to the Southlands before it spread to other parts of the Lang’ata constituency.
Bty 10.30pm, almost 1 and half an hour later, no fire fighter engine had arrived at the scene, residents were seen fighting the fire either with bare hands or with crude weapons while others rushed to salvage their valuables.
The fire also enjoyed the presence of strong winds and gas cookers which exploded at intervals as it razed down more slum houses.
Langata OCPD Elijah Mwangi said that they had not established the immediate cause of fire.
🔥🔥🔥 Fire Alert in Kijiji, Southlands Langata. Who wants to grab this parcel of land now? Is it you Sonko? Buckle up Kenyans. The next 5 years will be painful. pic.twitter.com/TXYp7j50ZG
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) January 28, 2018
It was also established that the number of causalities or deaths had not been clearly established
Kijiji Fire in Langata is another lesson 🔥🔥can break out almost anywhere unexpectedly & WHY its KEY for @county_nairobi to instal easily accessible clearly marked #Fire hydrants on highways, slums & public footpaths
cc @MikeSonko @SakajaJohnson @NDOCKenya @KenyaRedCross pic.twitter.com/UJj9JdkzB3
— Odhiambo Ogola – HSC (@PhilipOgola) January 28, 2018
October 2017 @UKenyatta and @MikeSonko paraded these fire engines. Today Southland Langata is burning without help from County Government. @Disembe @o_keverenge @ntvkenya pic.twitter.com/2fLZuUSxcN
— Rein (@Asamoh_) January 28, 2018
All I know is I know someone who lives in Kijiji in Langata and they had been given notice that the land had been acquired by a prominent politician. Now there is a huge fire…🤔🤔
— dondeng.eth (@donden1) January 28, 2018
My heart bleeds for residents of Kijiji in Langata. I am currently away in Malawi for a strategic parliamentary workshop but will monitor the situation through my sectional coordinator who has already called on the relevant authorities for rapid disaster response.
— Esther Muthoni Passaris (@EstherPassaris) January 28, 2018
