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Over 200 families displaced as fire ravages Kibra, CS Ruku pledges support

Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku visiting Kibera where fire broke out on Thursday, pledging government support for the affected families.[Omondi Powel/Standard]

A devastating fire broke out Wednesday evening in Kibra's Mukungu village, leaving more than 200 families homeless and destroying property worth thousands of shillings.

The inferno, whose cause is yet to be established, tore through the informal settlement, reducing dozens of homes to ashes.

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