Ruto made an impromptu visit to the area to witness the extent of the carnage before addressing the victims.

The Deputy President's speech went on well until he mentioned that Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko had sent fire fighters to the area.

The crowd became agitated, booing him to the extent that he was forced to momentarily cut short his speech.

The incident on Sunday evening left four dead and has been partly blamed on the failure of the Nairobi County Government's fire trucks which arrived at the scene without water.

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