A woman believed to be the owner of the building that collapsed and killed two people at Ruaka in Kiambu County was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while attempting to leave the country.
Police said Jennifer Kamau, 59 was headed for the USA when shewas intercepted.
She immediately complained his blood pressure had gone up and was rushed to hospital.
Kiambu County head of DCI Richard Mwaura said the woman is under police care in hospital.
“She will be processed and taken to court once he recovers. She is in hospital for now but under police watch,” he said.
She had been held at a Kiambu police station waiting to be taken to court before he complained of pressure.
Police plan to charge her alongside other stakeholders including county officials and engineers with causing deaths and damage to other people’s property.
Kiambu County has been on the spot following the increased cases of collapsing buildings, the latest one sinking on Monday at 4 am hours after over 100 tenants were evacuated.
On Sunday evening, Kiambu Governor Kimani Wamatangi led the evacuation operations after the five-storey building sitting right opposite Ruiru Police Station developed serious cracks.
The building was condemned and marked as unsafe for accommodation leading to an emergency evacuation.
Officials from the national government have joined the county government in forming a multi-agency team that will move around the entire county to inspect the state of the buildings to prevent such scenarios from happening again in the future.
Officials are complaining and accusing the judiciary for releasing suspects who are arrested in connection to collapsing buildings on anticipatory bonds.
The latest incident comes days after another multi-storey building under construction collapsed in Kasarani area, killing at least three people.
The incidents are blamed on greediness and corruption in the industry.
In 2015, the National Construction Authority found that 58 percent of the buildings in the city were unfit for habitation.
