{
  "id": 16235731,
  "title": "How Eastleigh building collapse exposes Nairobi’s construction crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/how-eastleigh-building-collapse-exposes-nairobis-construction-crisis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T21:39:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
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    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/how-eastleigh-building-collapse-exposes-nairobis-construction-crisis"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The collapse of a multi-storey building in Eastleigh has renewed scrutiny of Nairobi’s construction industry, where questions over building approvals, professional supervision and regulatory enforcement have persisted through successive structural disasters. The building, which was under construction along 9th Street near First Avenue, collapsed on Friday, October 23, 2026, prompting a…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Standard Kenya",
        "title": "Several feared trapped in Eastleigh building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/several-feared-trapped-in-eastleigh-building-collapse",
        "published": "2026-10-23T16:27:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Rescue operations continue into the night at site of Eastleigh building collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/rescue-operations-continue-into-the-night-at-site-of-eastleigh",
        "published": "2026-10-23T17:06:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "Eastleigh building collapse: 7 people missing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/eastleigh-building-collapse-7-people-missing",
        "published": "2026-10-23T20:25:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Seven missing after Eastleigh building collapse as 67 construction workers accounted For",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/seven-missing-after-eastleigh-building-collapse-as-67-construction",
        "published": "2026-10-23T22:00:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}