Embakasi gas explosion survivors to receive Ksh5K each – Passaris
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Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has said that survivors of gas explosion at filling plant in Embakasi Nairobi will receive at least Ksh5,000 as aid
Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has said that survivors of gas explosion at filling plant in Embakasi Nairobi will receive at least Ksh5,000 as aid.
Speaking when she visited one of the hospitals where the victims are receiving medical attention, the lawmaker noted that the money will enable the victims to get essentials in this time of need.
“We are giving them Ksh5,000 each because we know that tonight they will need a place to sleep as well as food,” Passaris said during her visit to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital on Friday, February 2, 2024.
Further, the lawmaker noted that the patient’s medical bills have been waivered following an earlier directive by the Nairobi County Governor Johnson Sakaja adding that the county has stocked medicine needed by the explosion victims.
“We got a quick response from friends and we were able to buy medication and we realised that we need to help the hospital stock up. We have bought medicine of about Ksh400,000 which are on their way coming here to stock the hospital and there will be others coming in.”
Notably, the gas blast was caused after a truck carrying gas blew up at about half past eleven at night before igniting a huge ball of fire that spread widely.
At least two people have so far been confirmed dead and over 300 injured with a possibility of the number going up.
Neighbouring residential buildings, businesses and cars were also damaged in the blast and subsequent inferno.
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Meanwhile, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has confirmed that the company running the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage and filling plant had been denied an operating licence severally.
In a statement, EPRA said that it had received applications from the plant operators on March 19, 2023, June 20, 2023, and July 21, 2023.
According to EPRA, the main reason for the rejection was a failure of the designs to meet the safety distances stipulated in the Kenya Standard.
“EPRA noted the high population density around the proposed site and the applicant was requested to submit a Qualitative Risk Assessment clearly indicating the radiation blast profiles in the unfortunate case of an explosion like the one that happened yesterday,” the regulator added.
“The blast profiles are simulated by use of computer software and indicate the effect of a typical blast in terms of heat radiation and tremor/vibration and are useful in reviewing the safety of the surrounding areas.”
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