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Tragedy in Kibra: Expectant woman among eight killed in dawn inferno

Residents counting losses at Makina,Kibra following a fire. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

An expectant woman was among eight people killed in an early morning fire in Kichinjio area of Makina, Kibra, Nairobi.

Dozens of others were hospitalised with injuries following the inferno, which left many families homeless in the densely populated neigbourhood, according to witnesses.

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