Crackdown Launched Against Rogue Kiambu Landlords
- By Geoffrey Lutta on 7 September 2021 - 2:47 pm
Kinoo Collapsed Building on Friday, September 3
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A crackdown has been launched against rogue Kiambu landlords who have been
accused of ignoring government directives to erect illegal structures that have ended up collapsing.
Following the recent cases of buildings collapsing in the area, the Kiambu County government on Tuesday, September 7, intervened to avert the reoccurrence of similar cases.
A five-storey building collapsed in the Kihara area near Gachie in Kiambu County, killing three people while the Kinoo building collapsed on Friday, September 3.
To tame rogue landlords, the Kiambu County inspectorate officers will be inspecting and approving the construction of buildings in the area.
The leaning Kinoo building that partially sunk on Friday, September 3, 2021
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The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) is
working with the task force constituted by Governor James Nyoro to prevent further destruction.
The county is already setting up a fully equipped office that will be tasked with approving architectural designs in the whole county.
EBK is pushing to have the policy adopted by all the 47 counties across the country.
Already Governor Nyoro has pledged to convene a meeting with a Council of Governors to push for the formation of county task forces that will be approving the construction of buildings in collaboration with the National Construction Authority of Kenya (NCA).
"We are setting up offices within the county and sub-county offices where you quickly come and alert us that you don't have an approval. Whether or not you have approval the team will make sure that they have inspected the strength and the fact that you have complied with what was approved," Nyoro stated.
To tame rogue landlords, Kiambu County has launched a task force that will be inspecting and approving the construction of buildings in the area.
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