One trapped after building under construction collapses in Mombasa
A building under construction in the Majengo area of Mombasa County collapsed on Monday, November 11, 2024, leaving one person trapped beneath the rubble, the Kenya Red Cross has confirmed. Emergency responders, including the Kenya Red Cross, Kenya Police, and Mombasa County Government, have deployed a multi-agency team to the site to carry out search […]
‘Casualties are expected to be minimal’ – Sakaja issues update on collapsed Kahawa West building
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has provided an update on the collapsed building in Kahawa West. In his second update regarding the situation on Sunday, October 20, 2024, the Nairobi County boss assured the country that minimal casualties are expected. Sakaja announced that so far, one lady had been rescued who was injured while outside the […]
Ruiru building that had developed cracks, started sinking finally collapses
The building that housed over 200 people in Ruiru, Kiambu county has finally collapsed. The collapse occurred in the early morning hours of Monday, November 21, 2022. Over 200 occupants who were living there had yesterday been ordered to vacate the building that had developed cracks and as a result, began sinking from one side. […]
Kitengela: Two confirmed dead, 17 escape after building collapses
Two people have been confirmed dead after a building under construction collapsed, with 17 others escaping death by a whisker. In the 10 am incident in the EPZ area of Kitengela, one block of a three-storey building tumbled down to the chagrin of the workers at the site during the incident. The building within a […]
University students affected as another building collapses in Juja
Barely two weeks after a building under construction at Kinoo caved in leaning on another occupied flat, another building at Juja in Kiambu County has collapsed leaving a trail of damages. The five-storey building where over 50 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students were living started caving in on Sunday morning allegedly […]
NCA speaks after building under construction collapsed in Kinoo
A five-storey building under construction in Muthiga, Kinoo area in Kiambu County collapsed Sunday morning. The residential building caved in last night and could come tumbling down at any given moment. At the time of our reporting, the building was still leaning on an adjacent building identified as Crestwood Apartment. While confirming the incident, the […]
Two more bodies retrieved from collapsed building in Gachie
Two more bodies were on Tuesday afternoon retrieved under the rubble in the ongoing rescue operation in Gachie area, Kiambu County. This comes after one person succumbed to the injuries in the hospital early this morning while receiving treatment. One survivor has been rushed to Kiambu Level Five Hospital with serious injuries and the other […]