Collapsed Eastleigh building had no occupation certificate, Sakaja says as leaders call for probe

The Nairobi Governor called for counties to regain prosecutorial powers to strengthen enforcement against developers who violate construction rules.

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Rescue operation continues into the night after Eastleigh building collapse with sniffer dogs, excavators deployed

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has revealed that the multi-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh on Friday had received county construction approval but lacked an occupation certificate, raising questions about how shops were allowed to operate on its ground floor while construction continued.

The building collapsed along 9th Street, First Avenue, in the busy Eastleigh commercial area, triggering a major rescue operation as workers and other people were feared trapped beneath the rubble.

The Eastleigh Voice has since established that some shops on the building’s ground floor were operational before the collapse.

Source: Eastleigh Voice