Six killed as eight-storey building collapses near Nairobi

At least six people were killed and five others rescued on Friday when an eight-storey building under construction collapsed in Mlolongo, near Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, according to Anadolu Agency.

Mlolongo is about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Nairobi. The collapse prompted an emergency operation to search for workers feared trapped beneath the rubble.

Five people were pulled out alive and taken to hospital for treatment, while rescue teams continued searching through the debris.

“The exact number of workers who were on site at the time of the collapse is still being established. Search and rescue teams are actively combing the debris to locate any individuals who may remain trapped,” the Nairobi City County emergency and rescue team said.

Authorities have not established the cause of the collapse, and the victims’ identities have not been released.

The incident occurred three weeks after an under-construction 15-storey building collapsed in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood, killing eight people.

The latest collapse has renewed concerns about construction safety and compliance with building regulations in Kenya, where structural failures have repeatedly caused deaths. Authorities face growing calls to strengthen inspections, enforce construction standards and hold developers accountable for unsafe buildings.