The Garissa County Assembly building was engulfed in a huge fire on the morning of Thursday, January 28, 2021.The fire is said to have consumed Garissa County Assembly chambers and several offices.
According to authorities, the fire started at Hansard offices at around 8.15am and it quickly engulfed the chambers. By the time firefighters from Garissa fire department arrived at 9am, the fire had generated to the offices.
The Assembly Clerk Mohamud Santur who was at the scene with several MCAs said they were able to salvage some important documents. According to an official, the fire scorched 48 offices within the building. Some of the offices that were destroyed by the fire include the auditor’s, payroll, finance, assembly staff, Sacco, committee meeting rooms as well as several chairperson offices.
The real cause of the fire and the cost of damage has not yet been ascertained. The officials assured to conduct extensive investigations to ascertain the cause of the fire as well as the property lost in the fire. No casualties have been reported at the scene of the incident.
