Workers trapped as 22-storey building partially collapses in Westlands
NAIROBI, Kenya March 18 — Emergency teams are racing against time to rescue workers trapped after a 22-storey building under construction partially - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke..
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Emergency teams are conducting search and rescue operations after a 22-storey building under construction partially collapsed in Westlands, Nairobi on Wednesday.
- The number of workers trapped is not immediately clear.
- The Kenya Red Cross is on site.
- This incident follows two other fatal building collapses in Kericho County and Nairobi's Shauri Moyo area in recent days, raising concerns about construction safety.
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22 rescued after Kericho building collapse, 4 in critical condition - March 2026
Twenty-two people have been rescued after a building collapsed in Kericho County on Wednesday, with four survivors in critical condition. One person was confirmed dead and several others injured following the collapse of a building under construction in Kericho's Kaptebeswet Bypass area. Search and rescue efforts are ongoing as authorities work to account for all individuals present at the site. In a separate incident, two construction workers are reportedly trapped after a 22-storey building under construction in Westlands partially collapsed on Wednesday. Emergency teams are conducting search and rescue operations after this incident in Nairobi.
