Nairobi — Property of unknown value was on Thursday night destroyed in a fire that razed Korogocho market in Nairobi, a day after a similar incident at Gikomba-the city' largest open air market, where 15 people were burnt to death.
According to the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS), "there were no casualties" in the incident that raises serious concerns on the actual cause of the fires razing markets in quick succession.
Two Members of Parliament have already called for thorough investigations, while citing arson as the most probable cause of the perennial fire incidents in Gikomba market, blamed on business rivalry or private developers eyeing the prime land.
Starehe Member of Parliament Charles Kanyi alias 'Jaguar' who visited victims at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) wants police to take the matter seriously.
Similar concerns were raised by Nairobi Senator Johnson Sakaja who called for a speedy probe into the incident.
President Uhuru Kenyatta in the meantime assured that the national Government and Nairobi County will work together in reviewing the country's emergency services, and disaster preparedness.
In a statement issued soon after the fire in Gikomba market, the Head of State said that the government owes the victims, and Kenyans, a clear and credible plan to end the fires.
