At least there people were killed and nearly 300 others injured in the massive blast.
Kenyan President William Ruto has blamed incompetent and corrupt government officials for a deadly gas blast in Nairobi that killed three people and injured 280 a day earlier.
"Government officials issued licences for gas installations in residential areas when it was very clear that it was the wrong thing to do, but because of incompetence and corruption they issued licenses," he said on Saturday.
At least there people were killed and nearly 300 others injured in the massive blast. It happened when a truck laden with gas exploded at a depot.
The depot had twice been demolished, and the owner had been found guilty of operating an illegal gas refilling business in May, but continued to do business, officials said.
Owner sentenced
The Petroleum Institute of East Africa said a magistrates' court sentenced the owner of the illegal depot to a year in prison or a fine of $3,076.
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority said the gas storage site had applied for construction permits to build a plant and operate there in March, June and July.
"All applications were rejected as they did not meet the set criteria for an LPG storage and filling plant in that area," the authority said in a statement Friday.
Kenya’s senate is to summon officials of the regulatory agency, including its CEO, in the aftermath of the blast, according to Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna.
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