Six people dead near Kenya’s capital after building collapses: Police
A total of 405 workers were on site when the collapse occurred.
Six people lost their lives near Kenya's capital, Nairobi, after the top floor of an under-construction building collapsed on Friday, according to a police official. Duncan Ochieng, the assistant inspector general of police handling disaster management, informed media present at the scene that six bodies had been confirmed, while five others were rushed to Imara Daima Hospital.
A total of 405 workers were on-site when the mishap occurred, and he confirmed that all were now accounted for. The collapse happened while the building was still under construction and the site was subsequently closed. The incident took place in the Syokimau area, southeast of Nairobi, as reported by the Kenya Red Cross on X.
This is the most recent in a series of construction accidents in the country, with building collapses becoming increasingly common. On October 23, a 12-storey structure in Nairobi collapsed, resulting in the deaths of eight people. According to the state-run Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, building collapses are primarily caused by poor workmanship, substandard materials, inadequate supervision, and faulty structural designs.
Since October, there have been 24 building collapses in Kenya in 2026, surpassing any other year in this decade, as reported by Stats Kenya, a data-driven research company.
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