Sachang’wan fire survivors still shed tears years later
Ms Naomi Waithera, a victim of the 2009 Sachang'wan fire tragedy, speaks during an interview on January 25, 2018 in Molo, Nakuru County. For a majority of the families, the relatives who perished in the tragedy were the breadwinners. PHOTO | AYUB MUIYURO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
For a majority of the families, the relatives who perished in the 2009 tragedy were the breadwinners.
The families hope the government will compensate them and take care of the children orphaned by the tragedy as promised.
On January 31, 2009, an oil tanker overturned, caught fire and exploded at Sachang’wan on the Nakuru-Eldoret road, killing 130 people and leaving hundreds others with permanent scars.
Nine years later, the victims’ families say they have never received compensation.
