Many feared trapped after multistorey building collapses in Kenya

Officials say the building, in Nairobi’s busy Eastleigh area, had no occupation certificate but its ground floor was in use.Published On 23 Oct 202623 Oct 2026Many people are feared to be trapped in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after a multistorey building under construction collapsed, leaving a huge mound of concrete as rescuers dig through the rubble.The building came down on Friday at about 1pm local time (10:00GMT) on a busy commercial street in Eastleigh, a neighbourhood crowded with thousands of traders and residents.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘My body is still peaking’: Kipchoge wins his first marathon in three yearslist 2 of 3Kenya’s Ebola cases test preparedness beyond Nairobilist 3 of 3Kenyan court convicts starvation cult leader of murdering 191 peopleend of listNairobi police chief Issa Mohamud said more than 10 upper floors were under construction. The ground floor had been rented to an electronics shop, a butchery and a grocery, according to The Associated Press news agency.Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi, reporting from Nairobi, said the developers and authorities are being asked “to answer now” as people were not supposed to be inside a building under con...