Six people dead near Kenya's capital after building collapses: Citizen TV
Emergency teams rescued five workers and recovered six bodies as investigators examined a formwork failure during concreting works.
- On Friday, a building under construction along the Syokimau SGR access road in Nairobi partially collapsed during concreting on the ninth floor, killing six workers while five others were rescued and taken to hospital.
- Reported failure of the formwork caused part of the structure to cave in, intensifying scrutiny of regulatory oversight among developers and government agencies over recurring construction safety failures.
- Nairobi City County Fire and USAR teams deployed to the scene, facing significant challenges while clearing rubble to locate trapped individuals as The Kenya Red Cross provided hospital transport support.
- The Director of Public Prosecutions directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to investigate potential negligence by public officials and developers, with findings to be submitted to the ODPP for independent review.
- This incident follows the October 23 collapse of an 18-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, which killed eight people, prompting Nairobi police boss Issa Mohamud to urge the public to keep away from the affected area.
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Three dead, five rescued after Syokimau building collapse
Three people have died while five others have been rescued alive after an eight-storey building under construction collapsed in Syokimau, Machakos County, on Friday morning. According to the Kenya Red Cross, its response team has been deployed to the scene alongside other emergency response partners to coordinate search and rescue operations. “Three people have been […]
Six dead as building partially collapses along Syokimau SGR Access Road
At least six people died following the partial collapse of a building along the SGR Syokimau access road in Nairobi County. The structure was under construction when it caved in on Friday morning, officials said. The incident occurred on the ninth floor of the building during concreting works after a reported failure of the formwork, [...]
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