By BENSON AMADALAMore by this AuthorTraders operating next to the main Kakamega bus terminus are counting loses after a fire burnt several kiosks destroying property of undetermined value. The Tuesday morning inferno started from one of the kiosks and is suspected to have been caused by an electric fault. The affected traders complained that fire fighters from the county government delayed in responding to the emergency. Kakamega Division Police Chief Bernstein Shari said fire engines from the county arrived two hours after several kiosks, including an eatery and a workshop, had been engulfed in flames. Kakamega County has two modern firefighting engines but the fire fighters have complained about vandalism of fire hydrants making it difficult for them to respond to emergencies during fire outbreaks.

Source: Daily Nation September 12, 2017 08:48 UTC