US EditionKenya's president blames corruption and incompetence for huge fireball that hurt hundreds in Nairobi
- President William Ruto is calling for the dismissal and prosecution of government officials who issued licenses for a gas plant in a residential area, despite it being illegal.
- The National Environment Authority has suspended four officials, including the director of environmental compliance, and has asked the police to investigate them.
- The illegal gas depot in Nairobi's Embakasi neighborhood had been demolished twice, and its owner had been found guilty of operating unlawfully. At least 72 businesses were affected by the resulting explosion.
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Kenyan president slams 'incompetence', 'corruption' after deadly blast
Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday blamed incompetent and corrupt government officials for a deadly gas blast in Nairobi that killed three people and injured 280. A truck laden with gas canisters exploded just before midnight Thursday in Embakasi, a densely populated Nairobi district, unleashing a trail of destruction and sending people running for their lives. ALSO READ: Three dead, 280 injured in huge Kenya blaze The Petroleum Institute…
Kenyan president criticises 'incompetence', 'corruption' after deadly blast
Kenyan President William Ruto on Saturday blamed incompetent and corrupt government officials for a deadly gas blast in Nairobi that killed three people and injured 280. A truck laden with gas canisters exploded just before midnight Thursday in Embakasi, a densely populated Nairobi district, unleashing a trail of destruction and sending people running for their lives. The Petroleum Institute of East Africa said on Friday that the explosion occu
Kenya’s president blames corruption and incompetence for huge fireball that hurt hundreds in Nairobi
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's president says corruption and officials' incompetence allowed a liquid petroleum plant to operate in one of Nairobi's most crowded residential neighborhoods, where its explosion and fire killed three people and injured more than 280 others.
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