Edward Oonge, one of the defence lawyers, told Reuters that five of
the six men had been summoned to appear in court on June 15. The sixth
was present in court as the charges were read.
Rescue
workers search for residents feared trapped in the rubble of a
six-storey building that collapsed after days of heavy rain in Nairobi,
Kenya, May 1, 2016
A Kenyan court charged six men with manslaughter on Tuesday over the collapse of a multi-storey building in Nairobi's Huruma district in April which left at least 51 people dead.
The
six-storey structure had been built near a river and collapsed after
heavy rain. People were living in the building despite authorities
having condemned it as unsafe.
Edward Oonge, one
of the defence lawyers, told Reuters that five of the six men had been
summoned to appear in court on June 15. The sixth was present in court
as the charges were read.
In May, Kenyan authorities started evicting people from poorly built buildings and demolishing those declared unsafe.
Nairobi
is struggling to find homes for its fast-growing population, and
developers often put up buildings to cater for the soaring demand in
violation of construction codes. Analysts say widespread corruption
means few are ever prosecuted.
Several other buildings in Nairobi have collapsed in recent years but none have killed as many people.
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