Government finally releases Sh1m for Huruma tragedy victims

A caterpillar removes a slab to give way for the rescue team to remove a victim that was trapped in a house that collapsed in Huruma, Nairobi. PHOTO: DAVID GICHURU/STANDARD

NAIROBI: The national government has finally kept its pledge of compensating Huruma tragedy victims who lost their loved ones.

The money was part of Sh6 million resettlement package said to have been released by Public Service CS Sicily Kariuki from the Affirmative Action Social Development Fund (AASDF).