A supervisor in charge of the ill-fated Kasarani building twice disregarded warnings from authorities to stop its construction on Tuesday, it has now emerged.
Two women who were helping with the building’s construction told the Nation that they noticed cracks on the ground floor walls on Tuesday morning.
Rescue workers at the site of the collapsed building in Kasarani on November 15, 2022.
Another construction worker who spoke to the Nation said City Hall officers arrived at the site on Tuesday morning for inspection.
The officers are said to have advised workers to leave the construction site immediately.
An aerial view of the site of the collapsed building in Kasarani on November 15, 2022.
However, the building’s supervisor reportedly asked the workers to ignore the warning and proceed with construction.
Witnesses also said officers from the National Construction Authority also attempted to stop the construction on Tuesday morning but were chased away.
The site of the collapsed building in Kasarani on November 15, 2022.
Rescue efforts for victims officially began on Tuesday evening, coming hours after a seven-storey building that was under construction collapsed in Kasarani, Nairobi.
The number of people trapped under the rubble is still unclear, but locals at the site said around eight or nine people were near the building when it came down on Tuesday.
The site of the collapsed building in Kasarani on November 15, 2022. The diagonal lines show where stair cases were.
Several people, mostly construction workers, are feared trapped in the rubble.
The site of the collapsed building in Kasarani on November 15, 2022.
Rescue workers could be seen Tuesday night as they tried to locate the victims. Excavators are also on site to help with moving heavy concrete.
The site of the collapsed building in Kasarani on November 15, 2022.
Those injured have been taken to St Francis Hospital in Kasarani. BY DAILY NATION