tragic incident has claimed the lives of at least six individuals, while five others have been successfully rescued after an eight-storey building under construction collapsed in Syokimau, Machakos County, on Friday morning.
Nairobi East County Commissioner Were Simiyu has confirmed that investigations are actively underway to determine the circumstances surrounding this collapse.
A dedicated team from the Kenya Red Cross and Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) is leading the search and rescue efforts at the site.
The collapse occurred around 9 AM at a construction site near Argile Hotel, along the Syokimau SGR access road.
Preliminary reports suggest that the building’s upper section gave way during concreting, with formwork failure being a potential contributing factor.
Officials from the National Construction Authority (NCA) are present at the scene, working diligently to assess whether construction safety standards were maintained.
All 405 workers present at the construction site during the incident have been accounted for.
Search and rescue operations continue as teams work to determine if anyone else remains trapped under the debris.
The site has been secured and closed off, pending thorough structural assessments and investigations by the relevant government agencies.
