By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on 27avril
Seven people remain missing after a roughly 15-storey building collapsed in the Eastleigh neighbourhood of Nairobi, while rescuers have made contact with some of them. Eleven businesses were occupied at the time of the incident, according to Kenyan Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen.
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An 18-storey building collapses in Nairobi, trapping people and around 70 workers.
24 OctTwo survivors pulled from collapsed Nairobi building24 Oct31 missing after building collapses in Nairobi24 OctUnapproved plans blamed for Nairobi building collapseKenyan police are searching for the owner and contractor linked to a building collapse in Nairobi, where 31 people remain missing. Investigators are checking for possible negligence, defective work or breaches of building standards, while rescue teams continue searching the rubble, according to spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga.
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A woman was pulled from the rubble of a collapsed 16-storey building in Nairobi’s Eastleigh neighbourhood, while rescuers searched for possible other victims. The operation continued after cries were heard beneath the ruins, according to regional police commander Issa Mohamud, quoted by Capital FM.
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Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja blames a change of use and unapproved architectural plans after a 16-storey building collapsed in Eastleigh. He has asked professional bodies to investigate those involved, as about seven people may be trapped and 31 families have reported relatives missing, The Standard reports.
🇰🇪 Kenya · Source: The Standard ·
Around 70 workers were inside the 18-storey building that collapsed in Eastleigh, Nairobi, after a cracked column was spotted. Survivors described fleeing and searching for missing colleagues in a cloud of dust, according to testimony gathered by Citizen TV Kenya and reported by Tuko.
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Kenya extradites fugitive to US after 13 yearsKenyan authorities have extradited Sancho Kibutu to the United States, where he is to be sentenced for the death of a 16-year-old in a drunk-driving accident in California. Arrested in Nairobi on 9 September after 13 years on the run, he was handed over to US authorities on 23 October following an operation carried out with the FBI and the US Department of Justice, according to Kenyan authorities.
Ebola: Uganda reinstates traveller locator formsUganda has reinstated locator forms for all incoming travellers after a traveller from Nigeria was infected with Bundibugyo virus. The Ugandan Ministry of Health is also strengthening prevention measures at borders and in health facilities, according to an official statement published on 23 October 2026.The week in Africa
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