Ruiru MP Esther Gathogo has warned residential and commercial contractors and developers against contravening construction regulations.
The MP on Wednesday said that rogue residential and commercial contractors will not be tolerated in Ruiru.
She stated that developers and contractors have to strictly adhere to the laid down construction regulations.
Speaking to journalists at Ruiru town, Wednesday, she said that cases of buildings collapsing will not be experienced if contractors observe the laid down regulations.
“We are advising contractors seeking to put up commercial and residential buildings to make sure that they adhere to the laid down regulations for safety purposes,” she said as quoted by the Star.
The MP said that lives of tenants are put at risk when contractors put up substandard buildings.
She asked the county government to crack the whip on rogue contractors.
The MP also asked tenants not to rent buildings they suspect are substandard. “Tenants should not rent buildings that are still under construction,” she added.
On Wednesday morning, a three-storey building crumbled down in Kimbo estate, Ruiru Sub County.
The building that is allegedly said to have been still under construction housed business premises on the first floor and rental houses on second and third floors.
A man and his wife who were in the house escaped unhurt in the early Wednesday morning incident.
The National Housing Authority says that the building did not have an approval from the authority for construction.
The Authority secretary general Moses Nyakiongora says that there are many other buildings within Kiambu that have no approval for construction.
He said a crackdown on owners will be launched immediately.
Kiambu county Government Chief of Staff Dominic Gicheru said the county will demolish all sub-standard buildings in the area.
He said a safety assessment of all residential and commercial buildings is underway across the county.