Police in Juja have intensified search for the owner of a six- storey building that collapsed at Joy land estate early Thursday morning.
According to Kiambu County Commissioner Wilson Wanyanga, the owner of the ill-fated building is still at large.
The county commissioner said that the owner of the building will be arraigned in court for carrying out construction without relevant approvals.
‘‘A man-hunt for the owner of the building is in place and we urge members of the public to volunteer information that may lead to the arrest and prosecution of the man,’’ Wanyanga told journalists in Kiambu Town on Thursday.
The county commissioner stated that the owner will be charged with negligence and violating building regulations.
Wanyanga also revealed that his office in partnership with the county government has launched audit to establish and demolish faulty buildings across the county.
He asked residents to vacate faulty buildings especially during this heavy rainy season.
The building is said to have collapsed as a result of using substandard building materials and the ongoing heavy downpour.
According to Kiambu National Construction Authority regional coordinator Erick Musenda, the building had been condemned for demolition last year.
‘‘This building was one of those that were condemned last year and we don’t know the circumstances under which the owner continued with its construction,’’ he said.
Kiambu County Housing and Urban Planning minister James Ndung’u has warned rogue contractors saying that they risk losing their licenses.
He also asked developers and constructors to adhere to construction regulations.
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