JUST IN: Nairobi Fires: Sakaja Proposes Legalizing Informal Power Distributors, “If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them” 

  Governor Johnson Sakaja has called for urgent reforms in how electricity is accessed and distributed in Nairobi’s informal settlements, following a deadly fire in Kibra that claimed eight lives and left at least 20 others seriously injured on May 24. Police confirmed that seven of the injured are in critical condition and are receiving treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital. According to eyewitnesses, the fire wiped out seven members of one family and also claimed the life of a pregnant woman. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation. This latest tragedy has cast a harsh spotlight on the city’s recurring fire disasters, especially in densely populated slums where unsafe
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