EDITORIAL: Long-term solution to market fires overdue

Gikomba market traders salvage what remained of their stalls that were razed down by a fire at the Market in Nairobi on June 25, 2020. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NMG

The perennial fire outbreaks that have in the past left scores of traders at Nairobi’s Gikomba Market counting massive losses have again made a comeback with government officials now being ordered to probe the cause of last week’s night blaze.

While we welcome the directive that officials get to the bottom of the matter, time has come to find a lasting solution to the problem by ensuring that the culprits are found and severely punished.

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