Tag: Nairobi Eastleigh Building Collapse

  • Eastleigh Building Collapse: Planner Under Fire Over Change-of-User Deal Involving City Hall Officer

    Eastleigh Building Collapse: Planner Under Fire Over Change-of-User Deal Involving City Hall Officer

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    Mutunga told members that he never met the developer, Mr Mutie, in person but instead received the application documents through a broker.Majiwa also accused Mutunga of giving contradictory accounts about how he was introduced to the developer and the people who facilitated the transaction.Physical planner Nathan Mutunga was on Tuesday put to task by the Nairobi City County Assembly Planning Committee over his involvement in the change-of-user process for the building that later collapsed in Eastleigh.

  • Eastleigh Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 8 as Rescuers Recover 6 More Bodies

    Eastleigh Building Collapse: Death Toll Rises to 8 as Rescuers Recover 6 More Bodies

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    The death toll from the collapse of an 18-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, has risen to eight after rescue teams recovered six more bodies on Thursday, November 5, 2026, as the search and rescue operation entered its 14th day.Multi-agency rescue teams retrieved the bodies after finally reaching the basement of the collapsed building, with five people still missing as families continue searching for their loved ones.