A building which its
upper part collapsed at Kenol market on Saturday. One person died, and two
others critically injured. [Photo: Boniface Gikandi One person died and two
others injured after a building under construction at Kenol Market collapsed on
Saturday. The workers were constructing an extension that had been halted by
the physical planning department of the county government for violating the original
design. The three-storey building developed cracks prompting physical planners
and structural engineers to stop it. A witness Peter Kamau said he heard a
crash only to come out of a nearby eatery and find the roof had collapsed.
“We could hear people crying inside the rubble after the building came
down,” he said. He added: “The county government should stop ongoing
construction of some buildings at Kenol Market until their safety is assured.
Foundation of many upcoming buildings are weak after owners failed to comply
with approved designs.” Know if news is factual and true. Text ‘NEWS’ to 22840
and always receive verified news updates. Murang’a South sub-county
administrator Michael Githii said the owner had been served with a notice to
stop extending the building against the original design.
upper part collapsed at Kenol market on Saturday. One person died, and two
others critically injured. [Photo: Boniface Gikandi One person died and two
others injured after a building under construction at Kenol Market collapsed on
Saturday. The workers were constructing an extension that had been halted by
the physical planning department of the county government for violating the original
design. The three-storey building developed cracks prompting physical planners
and structural engineers to stop it. A witness Peter Kamau said he heard a
crash only to come out of a nearby eatery and find the roof had collapsed.
“We could hear people crying inside the rubble after the building came
down,” he said. He added: “The county government should stop ongoing
construction of some buildings at Kenol Market until their safety is assured.
Foundation of many upcoming buildings are weak after owners failed to comply
with approved designs.” Know if news is factual and true. Text ‘NEWS’ to 22840
and always receive verified news updates. Murang’a South sub-county
administrator Michael Githii said the owner had been served with a notice to
stop extending the building against the original design.