The nature and timing of frequent Gikomba market fire incidents have sparked speculations from Kenyans.
Social media is rife with guesses trying to tackle reasons behind the disaster.
However, pending detectives investigations, these speculations cannot be justified as the truth.
A Twitter user known as Embakasi Finest @MboyaLives tweeted that some loan defaulters set shops ablaze and tell banks they lost property, (sic).
“Businessmen burn them to claim insurance. Also, traders burn property to evict tenants and charger higher rent, and take over more property.” tweeted Embakasi Finest.
No sense at all,the cartels that want to have gikomba in their hands are behind this,the politicians are not to be left out
— KingMansaMusa (@EGiaka) April 10, 2019
The last argument you gave is more plausible, financial institutions am certain will not loan any gikomba trader without hard security, furthermore, am not sure any insurance is insuring the fires now, it's just too risky
— maina kangangi (@HugsMaina) April 10, 2019
Interesting. So many are loan defaulters or have taken insurance & come together & decided to burn? How come the ones not involved in this crime, don't know these but you do?
— Gathoni (@I_am_Gathoni) April 10, 2019