LIVE/TOOS:NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE TODAY | 18-Storey Building Collapses in Eastleigh, 7 Trapped

Nairobi Eastleigh Building Collapse Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 Time: Around 1:40 PM Location: 9th Street, Yusuf Haji Avenue, near First Avenue, Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya Building: 18-storey building under construction Status: Ground floor shops were operating, upper floors under construction Certificate: Had construction approval but NO occupation certificate Collapse: Complete collapse during Friday prayers, dust cloud, leaned against neighboring building Rescue: KDF, Police, Nairobi County, Kenya Red Cross, NYS - voices heard inside, 7 missing, 1 woman rescued so far Developer: 9th Street Plaza Limited Contractor: Stromax Holdings E.A. Limited Structural Engineer: Emmanuel Mwangi Maina Ordered Probe: Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen