Most buildings in Nairobi do not meet safety standards, exposing the capital city as a potential disaster zone.
Moses Nyakiongera, Building Inspectorate secretary at the Land ministry, said a high number of city estate buildings were in a worrying state.
“We have identified Huruma, Zimmerman, Pipeline, Huruma and Umoja as potential disaster zones in the county due the many buildings that fall below standards,” he told the Business Daily.
“We will continue with a countrywide audit plan to examine about 6,000 structures in this financial year.”
Mr Nyakiongera warned Nairobi developers taking shortcuts, saying it is costly.
“It is punitive to do unsafe structure because it amounts to criminal negligence when it collapses and people die,” he said.
Mr Nyakiongera said the ministry, the National Construction Authority and City Hall would audit buildings from next week.
Last year, Public Works ministry identified 226 buildings in Nairobi for demolition.
The majority of these buildings were in Huruma while others were in Dagoretti, Zimmerman, Hazina, South B and Marurui, Roysambu, Githurai, Kahawa West and Umoja.
The buildings, according the ministry, were to be demolished whether the owners had moved to court or not.
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