Transport cabinet secretary James Macharia has called for immediate inspection of houses in Ruaka and Ruiru estates in Kiambu County.
Macharia in a statement sent to news rooms on Tuesday said that established and houses under construction will be inspected in the operation.
“I have directed the National Buildings Inspectorate to lead other Government Agencies and the Kiambu County Government to inspect and audit all buildings in Ruiru and Ruaka as a matter of urgency,” said Macharia
The owners of the buildings will be required to provide drawings and approvals from NEMA and National Construction Authority and County Government during the inspection.
Macharia advised tenants that buildings with visible cracks on walls, slabs, beams and columns, plumpness of walls and columns and difficulty in opening and closing majority of the doors and windows in the living unit could be signs of unsafe buildings which should be avoided.