The gas explosion at Mradi, Embakasi in Nairobi county serves as a reminder of how incompetence is at its best among officials in the country.
If some individuals in the government could have acted earlier, we wouldn’t be here mourning the victims who succumbed to the Mradi inferno.
Three people succumbed with atleast other 280 victims walking out with serious burn injuries. Property worth millions of shillings went ablaze in the same unfortunate accident.
Atleast 90 families remained homeless with some not knowing where their families are.
Remains of tankers at the Maxis Nairobi Energy, Embakasi.||Photo courtesy: Nation ||
How can an LPG filling plant be located next to a residential area?
Well, according to the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), the Maxis Nairobi Energy plant was unlicensed and were therefore carrying out their operations illegally.
The National Environment Management Authority on its part have suspended four officials who authorised the operations of the said LPG plant.
As if that is not enough, the president has issued a directive of arrest and prosecution of officials who took part in giving the green flag to operations of the Embakasi based LPG filling plant.
All these came right after a section of netizens asked various questions concerning the the Mradi explosion.
To many, it seems like the government is trying to cleanse its name, after turning a blind eye to the illegal operations of the company for years.
Action needs to be taken, with individuals associated with the scandal facing the full force of the law for endangering the lives of innocent Kenyans.
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