Five people died after a building under construction partially collapsed near the Syokimau SGR access road.
Emergency teams assess a construction site near the SGR access road as investigators examine suspected formwork failure.
A Syokimau building collapse killed five people on Friday morning, while one person remained missing. The building under construction partially collapsed along the SGR Syokimau access road in Nairobi.
An incident report placed the collapse at about 9am at a construction site near Argile Hotel. Workers were extending the eight-storey building towards a ninth floor when its upper section gave way.
Preliminary reports indicate that the collapse occurred during concreting work, with suspected formwork failure contributing to the incident. Meanwhile, emergency and security teams assessed the scene and coordinated the response as one person remained unaccounted for.
Investigations into Syokimau building collapse
Senior security officials at the site included the Regional Commander and Regional Criminal Investigations Officer. Nairobi East Sub-Region officials also attended, alongside the Embakasi Sub-County Police Commander and Embakasi Divisional Criminal Investigations Officer.
National Construction Authority officials were also present as investigations began into the circumstances surrounding the collapse. Authorities are expected to examine the building’s structural condition and establish what caused the upper floor to fail.
The inquiry will also examine whether the construction work met safety requirements. The fatal incident adds to concerns about construction-site safety in Nairobi, where building collapses have raised questions about structural oversight and enforcement of building regulations.
