The Kenya Nuclear Regulatory Authority (KNRA) on Friday took control of the site in Nduluku, Mbooni, in Makueni county where a separation ring from a rocket fell a week ago.
The body which deals with matters radiation protection, nuclear safety, nuclear security and nuclear safeguards will be collecting samples from the scene for analysis, according to the authority sources.
Armed with various radiation measuring equipment, the team combed the area for the entire day piecing together all evidence. "Our mandate is to confirm whether there are elevated levels of radiation.
From our assessment so far, we have found that the levels are about three or four times above the background level," a KNRA official told locals at site.
