{
  "id": 16470110,
  "title": "Eastleigh building collapse: Babu Owino puts blame on Sakaja",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/eastleigh-building-collapse-babu-owino-puts-blame-on-sakaja",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T11:44:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/eastleigh-building-collapse-babu-owino-puts-blame-on-sakaja"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eastleigh building collapse: Eastleigh MP Babu Owino accuses Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja of misleading the public about the building's construction approval. The embattled governor insists he approved the building's change-of-use in 2024, but Owino claims the MP has posted documentary evidence of the construction approval on 13th February, 2024. The governor maintains that the approval did not authorize the collapsed structure. Eastleigh's building approval procedures are now under scrutiny as rescue teams search for people trapped beneath the rubble.",
  "summary": "Embakasi East Member of Parliament (MP) Babu Owino has blamed Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over the Eastleigh building collapse, demanding accountability for the county government’s oversight of construction projects. On Sunday, October 25, 2026, the dispute intensified following Friday’s collapse of a multi-storey building in Eastleigh, where rescue teams have been searching for people feared…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Sakaja to Kamukunji Police: Why Were Eastleigh Building Suspects Released on Sh50,000 Bail Without Going to Court?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/sakaja-to-kamukunji-police-why-were-eastleigh-building-suspects",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:51:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Sakaja demands answers from Kamukunji on release of Eastleigh building suspects on Sh50,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/sakaja-demands-answers-from-kamukunji-on-release-of-eastleigh",
        "published": "2026-10-25T14:55:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}