Wachuuzi katika soko la Gikomba walikumbwa kwa mara nyingine na mkasa wa moto Jumamosi 15.10.2022, baada ya moto mkubwa kuteketeza sehemu ya soko hilo. Hata ingawa idara ya kukabiliana na mikasa katika jiji la Nairobi ilifanikiwa kuudhibiti moto huo, wachuuzi wa Gashosho na soko la samaki kwenye soko hilo waliachwa wakihesabu hasara kubwa.
Mbunge wa Kamukunji Yussuf Hassan sasa amewataka Rais William Ruto pamoja na Gavana wa Nairobi Johnson Sakaja kutangaza soko la Gikomba kuwa eneo hatari na la maafa, baada ya ongezeko la mikasa hii ya mara kwa mara.
Another fire in Gikomba,another day of utter devastation, destruction and despair for the traders and residents. The fire has ravaged Gashosho and Dry Fish markets and gutted blocks of Gorofani and Bondeni estates. Thousands of traders have suffered incalculable losses. pic.twitter.com/mHXxO6sOVl
— Yusuf Hassan (@MPyusufhassan) October 15, 2022
Mbunge huyo pamoja na viongozi wengine katika kaunti ya Nairobi walizuru soko hilo, kuwatembelea wachuuzi na kudadisi madhara yaliyosababishwa na tukio hilo la asubuhi.
With Nairobi Senator @edwinsifuna and Starehe MP Amos Mwago, we visited Gikomba market to see the damage caused by the devastating fire & sympathize with the victims. We were briefed by sub-county govt officials and market leaders and listened to the people affected by the fire. pic.twitter.com/NyZrkhfTjb
— Yusuf Hassan (@MPyusufhassan) October 15, 2022
Mkasa huo wa hivi karibuni kulikumba soko hilo uliteketeza sehemu ya soko la Gashosho na soko la samaki wakavu kabla ya kusambaa katika maeneo ya Gorofani na Bondeni ambayo yanapakana na soko hilo. Wachuuzi katika soko hilo wameendelea kutoa kauli mseto kuhusu mkasa huo wakieleza kuwa wamepokea ahadi za kusaidiwa kuzuia mikasa hii jambo ambalo halijatiliwa maanani.
