Mosiria puts Sifuna on the spot over silence on Eastleigh building collapse: “Why are you quiet”

• Previous Nairobi chief officer Geoffrey Mosiria openly called out Senator Edwin Sifuna over his action to the Eastleigh structure collapse that left 16 individuals missing out on
• Mosiria implicated the Nairobi senator of stopping working to condemn supposed corruption at City Hall’s preparation department connected to duplicated structure collapses
• The previous authorities, sacked by Governor Sakaja days before the catastrophe, declared building and construction approvals in Nairobi go to whoever pays

Previous Nairobi County chief officer Geoffrey Mosiria has actually openly challenged Senator Edwin Sifuna to take a trip to Eastleigh, satisfy afflicted households, and summon Governor Johnson Sakaja to the Senate over a structure collapse on 9th Street that has actually left 16 individuals unaccounted for.

Mosiria, who was dismissed by Sakaja on October 21, directed his criticism at Sifuna 2 days after the multi-storey structure fell on October 23 while still under building.

“A building has collapsed in Eastleigh, yet I haven’t heard you speak out or condemn the corruption festering within the City Hall Planning Department,” Mosiria stated.

He included that he had actually tried to reach Sifuna by phone without success and provided to personally es-cort the senator to Eastleigh to speak with impacted traders and bereaved households, explaining such engagement as a core task of Nairobi’s senator.

Rescue Operations and Official Positions

The National Construction Authority (NCA) validated the structure was signed up on July 30, 2025, with 9th Street Plaza Limited noted as the designer and Stromax Holdings E.A Limited as specialist.

The structure fell at around 1pm. A multi-agency group is collaborating rescue efforts and initial examinations, and no cause has actually been stated.

Rescuers have actually cleared about 85% of the debris, with 2 survivors found alive on Tuesday night. 6 individuals have actually been drawn out alive because Friday. Nairobi North Regional Commissioner Simon Osumba validated on Wednesday that no bodies had actually yet been recuperated which 16 people stay missing out on.

Obligation stays objected to. Sakaja has actually specified the structure did not abide by building and construction standards.

The Director of Public Prosecutions kept in mind that Nairobi County never ever sent a query file.

Sifuna did speak on October 23, stating he was wishing caught employees which the Red Cross touched with them.

Mosiria’s objection, nevertheless, specifies; that the senator has actually not straight condemned supposed corruption within City Hall’s preparation structures.

Mosiria’s Corruption Claims

Mosiria, who constructed his profile as Chief Officer for Environment by shutting prohibited dumpsites and acting versus companies breaching ecological guidelines, declared he had actually stepped in at both the South C and Eastleigh collapse websites before the catastrophes.

“The two buildings that have collapsed in Nairobi, the one for South C and the one for Eastleigh, I personally went there when I received a complaint with the technical experts and we stopped the construction,” he stated.

He declared that building resumed due to the fact that the City Hall chief cashier had actually currently gotten payment from designers, which approvals in Nairobi are approved to whoever pays.

He provided no proof to support the claim, and a reaction from Sakaja was not readily available.

Mosiria likewise referenced his assistance for Sifuna’s governmental aspirations under the Linda Mwananchi motion, while prompting the senator to stay concentrated on his present required.

“Sifuna, we support your presidential ambitions, but remember, you are still the Senator for Nairobi County,” he stated.

“Please Sifuna, wake up, go to Eastleigh, summon Sakaja to the Senate, and if possible, let Sakaja be arrested alongside those people who are involved in the approval of buildings,” Mosiria included.

Source: TUKO.co.ke