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| Kenya police arrest Nairobi collapsed building owner | Kenya police arrest Nairobi collapsed building owner |
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| The owner of a building which collapsed in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Friday, killing at least 21 people, has been arrested, police have told the BBC. | The owner of a building which collapsed in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Friday, killing at least 21 people, has been arrested, police have told the BBC. |
| Samuel Karanja Kamau would appear in court on Tuesday, police added. | Samuel Karanja Kamau would appear in court on Tuesday, police added. |
| Earlier, officials said he did not have permission to rent out 119 rooms in the six-storey building. Mr Kamau has not yet commented on the allegation. | Earlier, officials said he did not have permission to rent out 119 rooms in the six-storey building. Mr Kamau has not yet commented on the allegation. |
| More than 90 people are still feared trapped beneath the rubble, reports the BBC's Abdinoor Aden from the scene. | More than 90 people are still feared trapped beneath the rubble, reports the BBC's Abdinoor Aden from the scene. |
| Rescue operations are continuing, he adds. | Rescue operations are continuing, he adds. |
| About 135 people have been freed so far from the collapsed building, local media reports. | |
| The governor of Nairobi, Evans Kidero, said that officials who approved the construction of the building in the poor neighbourhood of Huruma would be sacked. | The governor of Nairobi, Evans Kidero, said that officials who approved the construction of the building in the poor neighbourhood of Huruma would be sacked. |
| Three days of rainfall caused landslides and flooded roads in Nairobi. | Three days of rainfall caused landslides and flooded roads in Nairobi. |
| More than 800 homes were affected by the flooding, Kenya's Red Cross said. | More than 800 homes were affected by the flooding, Kenya's Red Cross said. |
| It criticised "chaotic scenes" as rescuers arrived after the Friday night collapse. | It criticised "chaotic scenes" as rescuers arrived after the Friday night collapse. |
| Nairobi's police chief has said rescue teams were delayed on their way to the scene by hours-long traffic jams caused by flooded roads. | Nairobi's police chief has said rescue teams were delayed on their way to the scene by hours-long traffic jams caused by flooded roads. |
| Huruma is made up of narrow streets, and this made it more difficult for rescue workers to reach the scene, local media reports. | Huruma is made up of narrow streets, and this made it more difficult for rescue workers to reach the scene, local media reports. |