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Mnamo Alhamisi Oktoba 24, 2024 jengo la ghorofa tatu lililokuwa linajengwa kuanguka ghafla, hivyo kuleta hofu kwa wakazi wa Iten, katika Kaunti ya Elgeyo Marakwet.
Kwa mujibu wa mashuhuda, jengo hilo ambalo lilikuwa linajengwa na serikali ya kaunti hiyo, kwa sehemu fulani lilianza kuonesha dalili za kupinda kutokana na msingi dhaifu.
Kikosi cha uokoaji kilitumwa haraka kwenye eneo la tukio, na mafundi wote waliokuwa wamekwama chini ya kifusi waliokolewa salama. Hakuna mtu aliyejeruhiwa katika tukio hilo.
Hata hivyo wakazi wa eneo hilo walionesha hasira zao, wakilaumu ubora duni wa kazi na vifaa vilivyotumiwa na mkandarasi. Walisema walikuwa wameionya serikali ya kaunti hiyo kuhusu hatari hiyo, lakini hakuna hatua iliyochukuliwa mpaka madhara yalipotokea.
Jengo hilo, ambalo ni soko la kisasa lililopangwa kuhudumia zaidi ya wafanyabiashara 3,000, lilitarajiwa kukamilika mwishoni mwa mwaka huu. Ripoti zinaonesha kuwa serikali ilikuwa imetumia Ksh50 milioni kwa ujenzi wa jengo hilo lililoporomoka.
Eneo hilo lilifanyiwa ukaguzi wiki mbili zilizopita na maafisa wa kaunti na kuidhinishwa, hali ambayo sasa inazua maswali kuhusu ufanisi wa usimamizi wao.
Wakati huohuo, kamishna wa Kaunti Ndogo ya Keiyo Kaskazini, Julius Maiyo, pamoja na maafisa wa usalama, waliwazuia wakazi wenye hasira wasimshambulie mkandarasi. Hata hivyo, polisi wameanzisha uchunguzi kuhusu tukio hilo.
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Residents of Iten, in Elgeyo Marakwet County, on Thursday October 24, 2024 raised concerns after a three-story building under construction suddenly collapsed.
The building, being constructed by the county government, partially caved in due to weak foundations, according to witnesses.
A rescue team was quickly sent to the scene, and all builders trapped under the rubble were safely evacuated. No one was injured during the incident.
Residents expressed anger, blaming poor workmanship and materials used by the contractor. They said they had warned the county government about the risks but no action was taken.
One resident said, “We want to tell the County Government that you have failed us. You could have killed more than 1,000 women if the building had collapsed after completion.”
Another added, “The contractor didn’t even hire locals for the job. He brought in people from Nairobi.” Images shared online showed part of the building damaged, while the rest stood with support from wooden pillars.
The building, a modern market intended to serve over 3,000 traders, was set to be completed by the end of the year.
Reports indicate that the government had spent Ksh50 million for the construction of the building that collapsed.
The site was inspected two weeks ago by county officials and approved, raising questions about their oversight.
Meanwhile, Keiyo North sub-county commissioner Julius Maiyo, along with security officers, stopped angry residents from attacking the contractor.
However, police have launched investigations into the matter.
