Embakasi blast: Nema suspends 4 officers over licensing of gas plantThe National Environment and Management Authority (Nema) has asked four of its officials to step aside pending investigations into the licensing of a gas storage and refilling facility in Embakasi, Nairobi, which exploded on Thursday, killing three people and injuring 280 others. In a statement, Nema said the four were involved in the issuance of a licence to the refilling plant, Maxxis Nairobi Energy, without following due process. Further, preliminary investigation has revealed that four Nema officers unprocedurally processed the licence and are therefore culpable. The board therefore directs that the implicated officers step aside immediately pending further investigation by the relevant government agencies,” read the statement by Nema chairperson Emilio Mugo. The statement by the agency came a few minutes after President William Ruto ordered the sacking, arrest and prosecution of state officers involved in the incident.
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