The landlady, as well as the tenants, had noticed cracks in
the building earlier in the day on Tuesday but the first engineer assessed the
building and claimed that it was safe.
In a message the landlady later sent to the tenants'
WhatsApp Group, she expressed worry that the heavy rains had affected
backfilling soil sipping into the floor.
"Hi All. Engineer Chege has been and inspected the
building. He stated that the building structure is safe. Due to the heavy
rainfall, backfilling soil has soaked through, thus the floor breakage,"
read the message in part.
"I am concerned for all of us and I would not wish for
anything wrong with our building. Please don’t hesitate to call me if you have
any concerns."
Shortly after, the landlady informed the tenants that she
had enlisted the services of another engineer for a second opinion over the
safety of the storey building.
"I’ve booked another engineer to give us a second
opinion. He will be here at 8 am (on Wednesday)," she added.
The four-storey building, located along Naivasha Road in
Nairobi, collapsed at around 8: 00 pm. Fortunately, no life was lost.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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