Four suspects in the Embakasi gas explosion case that left six people dead and 300 others injured were on Tuesday arraigned before Nairobi magistrate Dolphina Alego.

In a miscellaneous application, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sought to have the suspects remanded to complete investigations against them.

The suspects include, Derrick Kimathi, Joseph Makau, David Walunya Ong'are, and Marrian Mutete Kioko remanded to complete investigations against them.

Kimathi is the proprietor of the illegal gas-filling plant in Mradi, Embakasi East, where fire broke out on Thursday night, killing six people and injuring nearly 300 others.

The other three are National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) officials who are accused of issuing a license illegally to Kimathi’s company.

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According to the police, they are looking into allegations of abuse of office power, carelessness, murder, and conspiracy to commit a criminal against the suspects.

Similarly, they contend that despite extensive efforts to locate them and the fact that the four have been in hiding since the story was published, they shouldn't be freed on monetary bail set by the police.

However, they are yet to respond to the application as the court directed the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to put their house in order.