Samuel Kamau,the owner of the collapsed Huruma building will appear in court today as the death toll from the Friday night tragedy hit 21.
Five more bodies were retrieved from the debris on Sunday night and yesterday morning.The number of those still trapped inside the debris remains unknown.
Michael Ayabei,Kenya Red Cross Nairobi regional manager said that 117 people were reported missing and only 21 had been located by yesterday. The whereabouts of the 96 remains a mystery.
Kenya Defense Forces and National Youth Service personnel have taken over the rescue operations from the National Disaster Management Unit and were yesterday digging up the debris to rescue those engulfed in the rumbles.
Kamau who owns several other buildings next to the one that collapsed surrendered himself to Pangani police station on Sunday evening where he is being detained.
Nairobi police commander Japheth Koome said the Kamau in custody and police are working with lawyers to frame charges against him.
Ordinarily, police consult with the director of public prosecutions to draft charges on weighty matters before arraigning the suspects in court.
Families of victims camped at Huruma social hall waiting for updates on the rescue operations.
Residents accused government agencies involved in the rescue of delays and elbowing community rescuers who had helped 50 survivors out of the building in three hours.