Jeremiah Matoke was jointly charged with his structural engineer, Jeff Ochora. The two denied the charges before Kisii Chief Magistrate Jesse Nyaga. The court heard that the two negligently caused the deaths of eight people in Kisii municipality last Thursday. Mr Matoke was also charged with employing a person who is not a registered engineer. The charges read on diverse dates between 2011 and November 10, 2016, he employed Mr Ochora as a structural engineer in Kisii town, even though he was not a registered engineer.

Source: Standard Digital November 17, 2016 20:03 UTC