A fire in Mukuru Kayaba Slum in Starehe sub-county on Friday, June 11, destroyed 150 houses, leaving more than 100 families homeless. Youths used water from River Ngong to put out the fire. Source: UGCThe unfortunate incident occurred in the Kambi Moto neighbourhood when the fire started in one house before spreading to the others. The fire is said to have started after a woman left her gas cylinder on while making supper and then leaving the house without turning it off. Night fire razes houses in Tena EstateIn March 2021, TUKO.co.ke reported a night inferno destroyed properties worth millions of shillings in Umoja's Tena Estate in Nairobi county.

Source: Daily Nation June 12, 2021 06:38 UTC