Owner of condemned 7-storey building in Kayole arrested

The owner of the condemned seven-story building in Kayole estate in Nairobi Caroline Wanjiru has been arrested for constructing a building without approvals and ignoring a demolition notice.

Speaking Friday at the start of the demolition exercise of the building, Nairobi county governor Mike Sonko issued a stern warning to other individuals putting up buildings in Nairobi County without genuine approvals.

” My admin cannot sit back and watch innocent Kenyans trapped in collapsed buildings because of corruption.This morning a multi-agency team led by City Hall officials arrested owner of a condemned 7-storey building in Kayole for building without approvals/ignoring a demolition notice” He said.

The seven-story building had, in the recent past, caused panic online owing to how it has been built with an entire faulty outlook.

The building is located at Bee Centre, Harry’s Tavern along Kayole Spine Road.

The Nairobi county government had on Thursday ordered the demolition of the building.