Demolition of condemned buildings begins in Zimmerman

Mar. 21, 2018, 12:00 pm
By BETH MWAI @mwaikaruana



The county government has started demolition of condemned buildings in Zimmerman, Roysambu constituency.


The exercise will be extended to other estates in Nairobi from tomorrow.

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko on Wednesday said this will avert disasters as recently witnessed in Ruai where a four-storey building collapsed on March 17.

Read: Body pulled out of rubble after Ruai building collapse

"My administration in conjunction with other government agencies has enhanced the demolition of condemned buildings in Nairobi," Sonko said.


"As promised all sub-standard buildings earmarked for demolition in the city will be brought down to avert disasters as recently witnessed in Ruai."

The Ruai building caved in at about 7am killing one person.

Two days earlier, another five-storey building under construction came down in Juja, Nairobi.

[VIDEO] Demolition of condemned buildings begins in Zimmerman

Who pay for demolition, the city au wenye nyumba?

50% of buildings which are not fit for human habitation will gone. So the gap which was revealed by the World Bank will go further.

http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/World-Bank-Dar-es-Salaam-real-estate-Nairobi

those r ugly buildings from middle income neighbor! yanabomoka kama uyoga!