Swenani wrote:We were/are not bothered with the collapse of the 7 storey building in Embakasi where 15 lives are still unaccounted for yet we are more concerned with a burning building in London.
#Blacklivesdonotmatter#
We are concerned but in Kenya we find excuses throw blame forget and wait for the next, when we try to act the courts issue injunctions, residents refuse to leave. So in Kenya you look at yourself here is a list of what is wrong with Nairobi buildings
-No professional approval by city hall if you have cash you are good.
-no supervision if you have paid your fees you are okay.
-no structural approvals for most buildings. When required it takes up to 2 years to get one.
-how can a 9 storey building have 200 by 200mm columns?
-one staircase of minimal width most furniture is moved through the balconies, the steps are also very high.
-no cross ventilation, most nairobians don't have outside views from their houses.
-fire fighting is a story in residential flats in Eastlands.
-most ground floor units are dark and dump.
-No laundry provisions, you bring your own hanging lines and hang them where you wish, the guys below suffer.
-if ministry of health was serious most shared toilets in say single room flats would be condemned, very dirty and unventilated.
-buildings are so close together that only the face of the building faces empty space, imagine the units at the end on the ground floor.
Because we don't want to act
WE SHALL BURY THE DEAD AND FORGET, THEN MEET HERE UNDER A NEW THREAD TITLED AFTER THE NEXT BUILDING TO COLLAPSE
To Each His Own