Two workers killed as drainage wall collapses in Kigali
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Umuseke
The collapse of a drainage wall under construction in Kinyinya, in Kigali’s Gasabo district, killed two workers aged 51 and 19. The accident occurred on 2 November 2026; Rwanda’s police confirmed that an investigation had been opened and that two people linked to the worksite had been arrested, according to Radio 1, cited by Umuseke.
Two workers died on Monday morning in Kigali after a drainage wall under construction collapsed on the road linking Mavaze sector to Kagugu sector, in Kinyinya sector. The victims were Haguminshuti Innocent, 51, and Nsingizimana Aloys, 19, reports Radio 1, cited by Umuseke.
Haguminshuti had noticed signs that the wall was about to collapse and tried to push his colleague Ufitinema to safety before being buried with him. The national police spokesperson in Kigali city, CIP Wellars Gahonzire, confirmed the accident and announced the arrest of the engineer in charge of the construction and the person responsible for supervising the worksite, according to Radio 1.
The collapse occurred on 2 November 2026, as the workers were carrying out drainage construction work in Kinyinya sector.
