Petitioner wants official fired over South C building collapse

Nairobi County’s Chief Officer for Urban Development and Planning Patrick Analo Akivaga. [File, Standard]

A petition has been filed at the High Court seeking the immediate suspension of Nairobi County’s Chief Officer for Urban Development and Planning following the deadly collapse of a 14-storey building in South C Estate that claimed two lives.

Patrick Analo Akivaga faces accusations of dereliction of duty for allegedly permitting construction to proceed without mandatory approvals from the county’s building department.

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