FIRE.
JANE MUGAMBI 2ND JULY 2010.
Over 20 people will spend the night in the cold after a fierce fire destroyed their rented house at Kerugoya town.
The fire was caused by a gas cylinder that exploded spreading the fire to other houses.
According to an eye witness Njeri who has a gas shop said that she only heard a bang from one of the houses.
She said that when she went to see what could have caused the bang a fierce fire was seen coming from one of the rent houses spreading fast to the others.
Ms. Njeri said that before fire brigade arrived, members of the public who heard them scream came to help in putting off the fire.
Area OCPD Patrick Oduma said that noone was hurt but property was saved by wananchi who responded very fast in putting off the fire.
He said that for the first time ever, Kirinyaga fire brigade was able to respond to the fire without any hitch.
Mr. Oduma said that they have launched investigations to what could have caused the fire pointing out that they cannot rule out it was a gas cylinder.
Mr. Oduma however cautioned people to handle gas cylinders very carefully and not leaving it leaking.
The owner of the house was not available as she had gone for a burial in Nyeri.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
market closed.
KERUGOYA RETAIL MARKET CLOSED BY PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS.
JANE MUGAMBI 2ND JULY 2010.
KERUGOYA retail market has been closed by the public health over lack of proper sanitation.
Deputy public health officer John Githinji said that the market will be closed until when Kerugoya municipal council meets the required health standards.
Mr. Githinji added that they had issued the council with closing orders report stipulating that they had not put a concrete floor, proper drainage, sewerage, refuse pit and water.
He added that if the traders are allowed to occupy the market place, their health is gong to be compromised.
The public health said that they have closed the new market so that the council can rectify on what the health officers has identified as health hazards to the traders adding that it will be opened until when the council rectifies.
“If the market is run without a proper drainage system, refuse pit, we are afraid that their will be an outbreak of diseases” added Mr. Githinji.
He said that since this is the second time for the town clerk to relocate the traders against the public health officers’ permission, he will take the clerk to court for failing to comply and incitement.
He said the town clerk decided on his own without taking a step to consult the public health officers on what could be remaining for the completion of the market.
The traders paid 100,000/ each for a stall in the new market and through the European Union funded the construction a move that has surprised many traders whoa now want transparency on how the money was spent.
The market has been in construction for over 2 years contrary to what the traders had been promised a year.
To solve the traders from holding a demo, council deputy mayor Peterson Wachira calmed the irate traders by allowing them to sell their goods outside the new market.
He said that they will be holding a meeting on Monday for a way forward for them in solving the crisis.
Mr. Wachira added that the council askaris will be in the market 24 hours to safeguard the racks, goods that have been left by the traders.
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JANE MUGAMBI 2ND JULY 2010.
KERUGOYA retail market has been closed by the public health over lack of proper sanitation.
Deputy public health officer John Githinji said that the market will be closed until when Kerugoya municipal council meets the required health standards.
Mr. Githinji added that they had issued the council with closing orders report stipulating that they had not put a concrete floor, proper drainage, sewerage, refuse pit and water.
He added that if the traders are allowed to occupy the market place, their health is gong to be compromised.
The public health said that they have closed the new market so that the council can rectify on what the health officers has identified as health hazards to the traders adding that it will be opened until when the council rectifies.
“If the market is run without a proper drainage system, refuse pit, we are afraid that their will be an outbreak of diseases” added Mr. Githinji.
He said that since this is the second time for the town clerk to relocate the traders against the public health officers’ permission, he will take the clerk to court for failing to comply and incitement.
He said the town clerk decided on his own without taking a step to consult the public health officers on what could be remaining for the completion of the market.
The traders paid 100,000/ each for a stall in the new market and through the European Union funded the construction a move that has surprised many traders whoa now want transparency on how the money was spent.
The market has been in construction for over 2 years contrary to what the traders had been promised a year.
To solve the traders from holding a demo, council deputy mayor Peterson Wachira calmed the irate traders by allowing them to sell their goods outside the new market.
He said that they will be holding a meeting on Monday for a way forward for them in solving the crisis.
Mr. Wachira added that the council askaris will be in the market 24 hours to safeguard the racks, goods that have been left by the traders.
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defilement
DEFILEMENT.
JANE MUGAMBI 2ND JULY 2010.
Police in Kirinyaga South district are looking for a 35 year old rapist.
According to Apollo Onyonyi, the suspect defiled a 7 year old girl and vanished.
He said that the man is reportedly to have been defiling young girls and threatening them with death if they tell their parents.
Mr. Onyonyi went on to say that the recent defiled girl disclosed the information to her parents where she agreed to take them to the house that she had been lured into at Kasarani village in Kirinyaga south district.
He said that after identifying the house, they reported the matter to the police who started for a manhunt for him.
The police boss said that they stormed the house adding that the suspect had escaped on suspicion that the police were looking for him and managed to get a motorbike in his house.
He said that once he is arrested, he will be charged with defilement.
Elsewhere a secondary school boy drowned at Mathangauta village in Kirinyaga South district.
Cyrus Njiru was swimming at Kiriko canal when the water waves overpowered him.
According to Apollo Onyonyi, the uncle reported that his nephew was missing after he had gone to graze cows.
He said that after a search, the deceased clothes were found hanged on a tree.
The police boss added that the uncle positively identified the deceased clothes and man hunt for his body started.
He said that the deceased body was found two kilometers away from where his clothes were trapped on a tree’s root.
The dead body was taken to Kerugoya mortuary awaiting postmortem.
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JANE MUGAMBI 2ND JULY 2010.
Police in Kirinyaga South district are looking for a 35 year old rapist.
According to Apollo Onyonyi, the suspect defiled a 7 year old girl and vanished.
He said that the man is reportedly to have been defiling young girls and threatening them with death if they tell their parents.
Mr. Onyonyi went on to say that the recent defiled girl disclosed the information to her parents where she agreed to take them to the house that she had been lured into at Kasarani village in Kirinyaga south district.
He said that after identifying the house, they reported the matter to the police who started for a manhunt for him.
The police boss said that they stormed the house adding that the suspect had escaped on suspicion that the police were looking for him and managed to get a motorbike in his house.
He said that once he is arrested, he will be charged with defilement.
Elsewhere a secondary school boy drowned at Mathangauta village in Kirinyaga South district.
Cyrus Njiru was swimming at Kiriko canal when the water waves overpowered him.
According to Apollo Onyonyi, the uncle reported that his nephew was missing after he had gone to graze cows.
He said that after a search, the deceased clothes were found hanged on a tree.
The police boss added that the uncle positively identified the deceased clothes and man hunt for his body started.
He said that the deceased body was found two kilometers away from where his clothes were trapped on a tree’s root.
The dead body was taken to Kerugoya mortuary awaiting postmortem.
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