Six workers rescued with injuries after building under construction collapses along Kirinyaga Road
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At least six workers were injured when a building that was under construction collapsed at the junction of Racecourse/Kirinyaga Road, Nairobi.
Rescuers said one of them had serious injuries. The construction was being carried out at night when the structure collapsed, witnesses said.
Police said the incident happened at about 4 am on February 11, 2026 adding the group was laying the slab for the first floor when it collapsed and trapped them.
Central Sub County Commander Stephene Nyakombo said there were 18 workers at the site when it collapsed.
He said rescue teams responded to the scene and managed to help those trapped.
He said a team is investigating how and why the house was being constructed at night.
The scene was cordoned as the rescue teams worked on the same amid fears that more workers could be therein.
But after a search, it emerged there were 18 workers at the scene and all had been accounted for.
This comes less than a month after a building under construction collapsed and killed two people in South C, Nairobi.
The issue is under probe.
Such incidents have been on the rise in separate places amid calls for action on those responsible for the same.
In a report, the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) laid bare deep-rooted corruption, negligence, and systemic failure within Nairobi City County’s planning and development control departments, following an investigation into an illegally approved multi-storey development in Eastleigh.
The Office of the Ombudsman found that senior county officials deliberately approved, endorsed, and protected a non-compliant building in violation of the Physical and Land Use Planning Act, 2019, and long-standing building by-laws, despite clear technical objections and active enforcement notices.
The Commission has now recommended criminal prosecution of five senior and technical officers by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), disciplinary action by the County Assembly and Public Service Board, investigations by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), and payment of more than Sh22.5 million in damages to the affected neighbour.
The investigation was triggered by a complaint filed in October 2023 by Coldstone Investment Limited, which owns property adjacent to a development undertaken by Khaleej Towers Limited in Eastleigh.
Coldstone accused both the developer and Nairobi City County officials of colluding to unlawfully approve a development that ignored mandatory building setbacks, encroached onto private land, demolished a boundary wall, obstructed light and ventilation, and violated basic zoning, safety, and environmental standards.