6 dead after building collapses near Kenya’s capital

Members of the Kenya Red Cross work at the site of a deadly collapse of an under-construction building, in Syokimau, near the SGR Terminus, on the Nairobi–Mombasa highway, near Nairobi, Kenya (Credit: Reuters)

At least six people were killed after a building under construction collapsed near Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Friday, local media reported. The incident took place near the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus in Mlolongo, along the Nairobi-Mombasa highway.Rescue operations were launched following the collapse, with the Kenya Red Cross confirming that at least three people had been pulled out of the rubble and taken to hospital, news agency Reuters reported.The incident comes less than a month after another building collapse in Nairobi. On October 23, an under-construction 12-storey building in the city collapsed, killing eight people.Building collapses have been a recurring concern in Kenya.According to the state-run Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, such incidents are often linked to poor construction practices, the use of substandard materials, inadequate supervision and faulty structural designs.