Four storey building in Kinoo tilts

Another residential building under construction in Kinoo has tilted causing panic among residents.

According to the tenants in adjacent houses, the four-storey building tilted Saturday night towards a nearby flat.

The unoccupied building is resting dangerously on an adjacent six storeyed apartment after its pillars began to buckle at 11.30 pm.

Police arrived immediately and evacuated the nearby tenants who spent the night in the cold fearing the building may collapse anytime. No one was injured.

“We are all in panic as we don’t know what will happen next. As much as we need to get our belongings from the house, it is risky as the building might fall anytime,” said one of the tenants.

The incident comes just five months after two buildings came down in Kiambu killing three people.

The Kiambu County inspectorate officers immediately embarked on a crackdown to avert the reoccurrence of similar cases.

Nairobi and Kiambu among other regions are experiencing a construction boom with most buildings going more than six floors.

There are fears some of these structures are being constructed without proper supervision.

A task force was constituted to inspect and approve the construction of buildings in the area.