Tassia residents have appealed to investigative agencies to move with speed and ensure the proprietor of the collapsed  building is arrested and charged.

 Some residents claimed the owner, commonly referred to as Mama Kanyoni, owns several sub-standard structures but due to her connections with top government officials, she has never been arrested.

 According to some of the occupants, despite them raising concerns numerous times over state of the building, no changes were made as their complaints were ignored.

“This woman is untouchable, she has many sub-standard buildings but no government agency has ever arrested her,” said one of the occupants of the ill-fated building Lucy Anindo.

 She added that a building belonging to her niece which is just next to the collapsed building is also on the verge of collapsing yet no action has so far been taken to avoid another disaster  from occurring.

Embakasi Deputy County Commissioner James Wanyoike said some progress has been made since Friday.

 However, he revealed that the rescue teams were working on clearing the two bottom floors, adding that the rains were a challenge to the operation.

 “We have managed to rescue all those who were trapped  and we are working on how we will re-construct the area to ensure it is safe for everyone,” he said.

 By the time of going to press, most of the rescue operations were being called off with the death toll being put at 10 people.

 Cases of building collapsing are common in Nairobi, where housing is in high demand and unscrupulous developers often bypass regulations. 

 People Daily also caught up with rescued families sheltered at Tassia Catholic Primary School. Eldar Atieno, said since the incident, she has only been feeding on liquids provided at the camp as she is unable to ingest any solid foods after she sustained head and neck injuries.

 For Edwin Makokha, the incident has left him in mourning after he lost his friend, 32-year-old Christine Wanjala and her daughter, 13-year-old Sheila, whose bodies were among the first to be retrieved.