Three institutions want to be excluded from a case in which fire tragedy victims are seeking compensation for damages. The National Environment Management Authority (Nema), Kenya Power Company (KPC) and Nairobi City Council of Nairobi...told the High Court that they did not bear direct responsibility for the Sinai fire tragedy and should therefore be removed from the proceedings...Nema [said] there was no connection between its mandate stipulated under the Environmental Management and Coordination Act and the claims made against it by the victims...KPC...argued that the victims had failed to show any breach by the power company on its responsibilities...The City Council...said it did not have any property interest on the land occupied by the victims since the land belonged to the Kenya Pipeline Company...