The owner of the 10-story building that collapsed in Kisii town, killing nine people, was charged with manslaughter on Thursday. Jeremiah Matoke faced eight counts of manslaughter alongside engineer Jeff Ocharo. Matoke faced a separate charge of employing an unregistered structural engineer and Ocharo a charge of agreeing to the employment knowing he was unqualified. Read: Owner of Kisii killer building held by policeDefence lawyers Nyaberi Nyakundi and Oguttu Mboya urged the court to grant their clients reasonable bond or cash bail. Read: Death toll in Kisii building collapse rises to nineAlso read: Kisii county not to blame for building collapse, Governor Ongwae tells CS Macharia

Source: The Star November 17, 2016 14:34 UTC