A high-rise under construction collapses in Nairobi, and officials say it had no occupancy certificate
The building in the Eastleigh district, reported as 18 stories, came down on Oct. 23. By the next evening rescuers had pulled two people out alive; seven people were officially missing, while the Red Cross was checking reports of more. Nairobi's governor said the structure lacked an occupation certificate.
Why it matters: Kenya's building inspectorate found most structures it audited last year failed standards or lacked approvals. It shows what thin inspection and oversight cost on a jobsite.
Original reporting
Reported by Africanews and Citizen Digital.
- Several feared trapped as multi-storey building collapses in NairobiAfricanews, Oct 23
- Two people rescued from Eastleigh building rubble as search continuesCitizen Digital, Oct 24