Seven missing after tall building collapses in Kenya's capital
A high-rise building under construction in Nairobi, Kenya, collapsed on Friday, leaving five people missing and two rescued. Authorities have launched a manhunt for the building's owner and contractor as investigations into safety standards begin.
Why it matters
The incident underscores critical issues regarding urban planning, building safety regulations, and corruption in rapidly developing cities.
Image source, EPA By Aleks Phillips Published 24 October 2026, 10:44 BST Updated 4 hours ago Two people have been pulled alive from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Friday, as a search continues for five still missing.
Police said on Saturday that a manhunt had been launched for the building's owner and the contractor responsible for the site.
Dramatic footage shows the bottom floor of the block, thought to have been 16 or 18 storeys, giving way before the rest of the building crumples, sending a plume of dust into the surrounding streets.
Dozens of builders had been working on the upper floors when it collapsed, but managed to emerge largely unscathed. Those missing were thought to have been in shops at the base of the building.
The incident has raised fresh concerns about construction standards and regulations in Kenya.
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