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KEBS to improve safety of Petroleum, LPG products with new standards
By Citizen Reporter,
1030, February 20, 2021 (EAT)
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has approved 10 new standards outlining safe use, storage, transportation and disposal of Petroleum and Liquefied...
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500 vehicles in flames after fuel tanker explodes on Afghanistan-Iran border
By CNN,
1023, February 14, 2021 (EAT)
More than 500 vehicles burst into flames at the Afghanistan-Iranian border Saturday afternoon after a fuel truck there exploded, provincial officials ...
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Iran seizes tanker as tensions rise with the US
By CNN,
1034, January 5, 2021 (EAT)
Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely t...
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Refurbished Nairobi-Nanyuki railway begins operations
By Kepha Muiruri,
1748, August 6, 2020 (EAT)
The rehabilitated 240-kilometre Nairobi-Nanyuki metered gauge railway has commenced operations ahead of commissioning by President Uhuru Kenyatta. ...
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Nineteen dead in gas-tanker accident
By Reuters,
1009, June 14, 2020 (EAT)
A tanker truck explosion in southeast China killed 19 and injured 172, the state-run People’s Daily said on Sunday. The tanker carrying liquefied...
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More counties close nightclubs, markets over coronavirus
By Citizen Team,
1806, March 17, 2020 (EAT)
Several counties have embarked on taking up various precautionary measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus as confirmed cases in the country ris...
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Car carrying bhang bursts into flames after hitting oil tanker
By Tonny Ndungu,
1342, March 10, 2020 (EAT)
A car that was transporting bhang in the wee hours of Tuesday morning collided with an oil tanker at the Mtito Andei along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway...
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KRA, DCI detectives nab 7,500 litres of ethanol hidden in water tanker
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1744, December 28, 2019 (EAT)
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in collaboration with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have seized a consignment of 7,500 litres of ...
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Two dead after car rams stalled tanker on Southern bypass
By Erick Owenga,
1158, December 25, 2019 (EAT)
Two people on Wednesday morning died on the spot after their car rammed a stalled tanker on Southern bypass within Lang’ata in Nairobi. Confirmin...
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2 dead, nine injured in Sachangwan accident
By Duncan Mutwiri,
1136, November 19, 2019 (EAT)
Two people were killed and nine others injured following an accident at the dreaded Sachangwan area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. The accident occ...
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Looters spotted siphoning fuel in Mai Mahiu
By Citizen Reporter,
2103, October 18, 2019 (EAT)
Looters were on Thursday spotted siphoning fuel in Mai Mahiu after a tanker overturned. The accident caused a huge traffic snarl up on the usually ...
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Four arrested over fuel adulteration in Nairobi
By Citizen Reporter,
2142, October 3, 2019 (EAT)
Four suspects were arrested on Thursday in Kariobangi, Nairobi on suspicion of being part of a fuel adulteration syndicate. Fifty-five drums of par...
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Fuel tanker veers off Makindu Road, hits down wall into man’s compound
By Michael Mutinda,
1248, August 30, 2019 (EAT)
Several families narrowly escaped death on Thursday after a fuel tanker veered off the road at Makindu on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Witnesses sa...
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5 injured in Sagana after fuel tanker rams other cars, catches fire
By Dennis Musau,
1109, August 27, 2019 (EAT)
Five people were injured after a petrol tanker lost control and hit other vehicles on the Kenol-Sagana road. The 10pm Monday incident occurred at K...
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Toll from Tanzania fuel truck blast rises to 82
By VOA,
1719, August 15, 2019 (EAT)
The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Tanzania at the weekend has climbed to 82 after seven more people died from their injuries, a hospital o...
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Nakuru-Naivasha highway blocked after fuel spillage
By Robert Maina,
1500, August 12, 2019 (EAT)
The Nakuru-Naivasha highway was Monday closed at Stem Hotel near Pipeline area in Nakuru after a fuel tanker developed spillage. Confirming the inc...
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Tanzania fire tragedy: Magufuli declares 3 days of mourning as death toll hits 64
By Raquel Muigai,
1711, August 11, 2019 (EAT)
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has declared three days of national mourning following an oil tanker explosion on Saturday. The death toll from t...
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Uhuru condoles with families of victims of Tanzania fuel tanker tragedy
By PSCU,
1338, August 11, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday sent a message of condolence and comfort to the families of the victims of the fuel taker fire tragedy in Morogor...
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Muslims at haj gather on Mount Arafat to atone for sins
By Reuters,
1433, August 10, 2019 (EAT)
Two million Muslims gathered at Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Saturday amid the summer heat and regional tensions for a vigil to atone for their si...
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Fuel tanker blast kills 57 in Tanzania: state media
By Reuters,
1303, August 10, 2019 (EAT)
A fuel tanker exploded in Tanzania on Saturday killing 57 people and injuring 65 others, many of whom were siphoning petrol from the vehicle which had...
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