@ inteligentsia.. legally, the architect is the one who is held liable for such a building failure. In the kiambu cases, the owners could not prove that they hired architects as per law so thats why they had to be charged with manslaughter.If the owners were able to prove that they actually hired architects and the architects were involved in all stages including constructon supervision,then they will not be held liable. In the recent kiambu cases for example, the owners did not have registered architects in the design and supervision team.
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