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Remains from Gikomba Market businesses that were razed in an ealry Sunday morning fire on June 21, 2026. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Traders at Nairobi's sprawling Gikomba Market are counting heavy losses after a fire swept through sections of the market in the early hours of Sunday, destroying businesses, merchandise and livelihoods.
The blaze, which broke out at around 4:00 a.m., quickly spread through several business premises, reducing stalls and goods worth millions of shillings to ashes before emergency teams arrived to contain the inferno.
In a statement, the Kenya Red Cross confirmed the incident and said response efforts were ongoing.
