A developer in charge of the building that collapsed in Roysambu's Mirema Drive on Sunday has been arrested.
Nairobi City County Acting County Secretary Patrick Analo confirmed the event to newsrooms on Tuesday, adding that the suspect is still in police custody.
"I hereby confirm that a building for development of Flats was being erected on LR no. 7960/80 located along Mirema Springs Estate, on Mirema Drive, in Roysambu Sub County, under construction by and owned by Joseph Wakiri as per records in our possession collapsed at around midnight on 24th September 2023," said Mr Analo.
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"The contractor/developer has since been arrested and arraigned in court and given cash bail of Kes. 500,000/- he is currently remanded in Nairobi west remand prison."
Analo said that the Nairobi County government's urban planning department had authorized the building's development proposal. Still, the developer violated Section 16 of the Building Code & Physical & Land Use Planning Act (2019).
"The developer had previously resisted arrest by authorities and arraignment in court for illegalities," the County Secretary added.
“The Nairobi City County Government has since secured the site and taken samples to the National Building Inspectorate (NBI) for testing and results expected as soon as possible."
"The county government has also established that there was no evidence of supervision from both the Architect and Engineer." He added
