Nairobi, Feb. 5 -- The State plans to roll out a tracking system for cooking gas containers in its latest move to bring to book dealers who sell faulty cylinders.

This follows the deadly gas explosion in Embakasi last Thursday that has left at least six people dead and more than 300 others injured and admitted at city hospitals.

The Energy and Interior ministries Friday evening said the tracking system will target informal dealers whose gas refilling and safety of their cylinders have been questioned over the years.

But the planned rollout has also put into question the effectiveness of the Petroleum (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) Regulations 2019 in a bid to curb illegal and unsafe dealings that expose consumers.

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