For years, residents of Githunguri town have watched helplessly as fires consumed property and businesses without a nearby fire station to respond in time.
This will soon change after the construction of the long-awaited Githunguri Fire Station which is now 90 percent complete and edging closer to the finish line, bringing renewed hope to residents who have waited nearly a decade for improved safety.
The station, located in the Central Business District, had stalled since 2018 due to logistical and funding challenges.
Its revival under Governor Kimani Wamatangi's administration is now being hailed as a timely and much-needed intervention. "I remember a fire that broke out at my uncle's butchery in 2021.
