Who approves and inspects unsafe buildings in Nairobi ?
The Times Tower, also called New Central Bank Tower, is the second tallest building in Nairobi. The building is located on Haile Selassie Avenue Nairobi. It is 140 m (459 ft) high and has 33 floors and it was completed in 2000.
Kayole engineers are said to be working late in a bid to build atimes tower in the area and their efforts have been noticed from city hall with a lot of concern.
This is an indication the building is way tall to be noticed from the central business district.
Alert ? Disaster
Dear @MikeSonko How was this ?APPROVED ⁉️
This building shld be marked ❌ and ?️demolished
How many of such unsafe structures have collapsed resulting in deaths❓
Location: App Bee Centre, Harry’s Tavern, towards Kayole.
cc @ncakenya @SakajaJohnson pic.twitter.com/mmlk4GuMgX
— Digital Humanitarian (@PhilipOgola) November 22, 2018
However ,the Nairobi county government has ordered the demolition of a seven-storey building along Kayole Spine Rd.
A photo of the ‘visibly faulty’ structure at Bee Centre, Umoja was widely shared on social media on Wednesday.
The developer was ordered to demolish the block in an enforcement notice issued on November 9.
The developer was also asked to submit the structural integrity report on the same within seven days.
“You are hereby required to stop further construction immediately and submit architectural and structure plant,” the notice reads.
The notice elapsed on Wednesday, November 16.
Thousands of buildings, owned by powerful individuals are being targeted in the demolition exercise that kicked off on August and was expected to last for about two months. In a report by the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), dated June 26, the Government has earmarked buildings, structures and even facilities sitting on riparian land which will soon be flattened. Among the properties targeted are:
TAJ Apartments
Taj Apartments in Kileleshwa which might be demolished as its constructed in the water catchment area. (Beverlyne Musili, Standard) The National environmental watchdog says the boundary wall and part of the parking lot of the residential flats has encroached a river bank. NEMA recommended that the boundary wall and part of parking be removed.
Village market
A tribe hotel in village market which might be demolished as its constructed in the water catchment area. (Beverlyne Musili, Standard) The establishments at Village market, The waste water treatment plant of Greenhills Hotel and the Tribe Hotel are also targeted for demolitions. According to NEMA, the owners had been given a three-month notice, which expired on Sunday after the launch of the regeneration plan to restore Nairobi city.
Westlands Westgate Shopping Mall in Westlands.
According to the report by NEMA, the Westgate car park has encroached the riparian reserve and needs to be removed. Earlier, the agency lost appeal for the car park to be removed.
Nakumatt Ukay
Nakumatt Ukay,Westlands, the building is built along the riverbanks and wetlands areas in Nairobi
The Ukay Mall in Westlands has not be spared either, NEMA says the car park and the commercial building will also be demolished. The National Assembly Environment committee has asked the management of Nakumatt Ukay in Westlands, the Tribe Hotel in Village Market, GemSuites in Riverside Drive and Taj apartments in Kileleshwa to appear before it today. On Monday, the multi-agency team comprising of NEMA, KURA and Nairobi County brought down Shell petrol station in Kileleshwa along with the popular Java restaurant, a tenant of the station. On Tuesday, Southend Mall along Lang’ata Road which authorities say it sat on Ngong River bed became the latest causality in the demolition exercise.