The demolition exercise at Airgate Centre formerly known as Taj Mall has been halted for a while to enable Kenya Power engineers to removed its generator from the building.
The generator was being used as an alternative power source for the building.
A few tenants who had not vacated have also been allowed to clear their stock.
Earlier on, police used tear gas to disperse youths who were attempting to storm inside the mall to loot scrap metal and valuables.
A spot check indicated that Rams supermarket at the ground floor had not removed his wares.
It is owned by the building owner Ramesh Gorasia. Gorasia’s office is at the basement. In September, Gorasia said he will not vacate as ordered by the team in charge of demolitions of illegal buildings.
“I’ll not leave or remove anything from the building. Why should I do that? If they want to demolish, let them come and do whatever they want to do,” Gorasia said.
The green excavator arrived at the Sh5.5 billion mall along the Outering road at 6.30 am on Saturday.
Another restaurant owner who had not vacated the premise had his stuff destroyed.