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Revealed: The Secrets behind the annual Gikomba market fire ‘festival’

Gikomba fire
Fire outbrakes have been costing Gikomba traders millions in shillings

Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan is among city leaders who believe the June 23 fierce fire that gutted a significant portion of Gikomba Market and Gorofani estate was deliberately planned to edge out traders and tenants.

“I think it is not purely accidental. We have too many fires here. There are people responsible for them and we must find out who they are and bring them to book,” said Hassan after the worst inferno in decades at the market.

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