{
  "id": 16490984,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T14:51:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/sakaja-to-kamukunji-police-why-were-eastleigh-building-suspects-released-on-sh50000-bail-without-going-to-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has questioned the release of Eastleigh building suspects on a Sh50,000 cash bail without presenting them in court. The Governor wants to know why construction was allowed to continue despite the property's approval change for user from private to commercial-cum-residential without approved architectural plans. Nairobi City County arrested 14 suspects on June 17, 2026, for contravening city planning laws, but 10 were released on the stipulated bail amount after the police handed them over to Kamukunji Police Station. The Governor emphasizes that while County officers enforce regulations and arrest, they do not have prosecutorial powers, hence the suspects were handed over to Kamukunji Police Station.",
  "summary": "NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 25 — Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson has demanded an explanation from Kamukunji Police Station over the reported release of suspects arrested in connection with the Eastleigh building…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-25T11:44:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Sakaja protests release of 14 suspects linked to Eastleigh collapsed building",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/sakaja-protests-release-of-14-suspects-linked-to-eastleigh-collapsed",
        "published": "2026-10-25T16:50:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}