The Kenya Red Cross has issued an update following the collapse of a building at Gikomba Market in Nairobi, an incident reportedly linked to the recent fire that affected the area. In a statement dated June 26, 2026, the Kenya Red Cross confirmed that the overnight search and retrieval operation at Gikomba Market had been

UPDATE: Two people were killed, and four firefighters were injured in a fire incident at Gikomba Market on the morning of Sunday, June 21. In a statement, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja said the victims were one adult male and one adult female. Sakaja stated that the bodies of the deceased are yet to be identified,