Rescue workers clean the path to rescue people trapped after a building collapsed in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)(The Associated Press) ...

Several people are feared trapped after a building collapsed in Kahawa West in Nairobi County. According to reports, the building collapsed at around noon on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A six-story residential building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, officials said, with at least four people killed and others trapped in the debris. The scene was al… ...

Most of Nairobi’s 4 million residents live in low-income areas or slums. Building collapses have become common as housing is in high demand and corrupt developers often bypass regulations.

The Kenyan Red Cross said it rescued two people from the rubble. The Nairobi building had been condemned for demolition and many of the former residents had already moved out in recent days.

The death toll from the collapse of a six-storey building in Kenya's capital has risen to seven and the number of injured stands at 121, police said on Saturday, as rescue operations continued to ...

The eight-storey building in Kahawa West, a densely-populated neighbourhood north of the capital, had been condemned for demolition, Nairobi county officials said.

UAP Tower will compete for Nairobi’s skyline with the 33-floor Times Tower (140 metres), which was completed in 2000; Teleposta Towers (120 metres) completed in 2000; KICC (105 metres, 28 floors ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A six-story residential building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, officials said, with at least four people killed and others trapped in the debris. The scene was all ...

KICC and Times Tower are set to face stiff competition from new commercial buildings coming up in the city. In Upper Hill, UAP Tower is nearing completion. The 33-storey building being developed ...