Overview
- Rescue teams were searching the rubble after Friday's collapse in Eastleigh, with large dust clouds and crowds at the scene.
- Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said seven people were missing and that rescuers had made contact with some of them.
- Murkomen said the 67 construction workers who had been on site were accounted for and that one person was injured.
- Nairobi Police Chief Issa Mohamud announced criminal investigations and warned those responsible may face prosecution.
- The accident highlights safety concerns in dense Eastleigh and adds to scrutiny of Nairobi’s fast-paced high-rise construction and enforcement of building standards.