Four Charged With Manslaughter Over Fatal Mamliz Towers Collapse in South C

Four officials linked to the Mamliz Towers project have been arraigned before the Milimani Law Courts and charged with two counts of manslaughter over the deaths of two people during the building's construction in Nairobi's South C estate.

The accused, Abdishakur Muse Mohammed, Yussuf Mohammed Yussuf, Daniel Alphonse Odhiambo and Gideon Chege Gakundi, are alleged to have unlawfully caused the deaths of Ali Adan Galgalo Abdi and Hassan Huka on January 2, 2026.

Abdishakur and Yussuf also face forgery charges for allegedly creating and uploading fake land-use approval and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) licence documents to the National Construction Authority's system. All four are further accused of commencing construction without a valid EIA licence, contrary to environmental laws. They appeared before the Chief Magistrate's Court after previously being released on cash bail.