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Speaker 1: Two persons have been rescued alive after a seven story

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building collapsed on Sunday morning at the Kahawa area in Nairobi.

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The Kenya State Capital Kenya Red Cross Society confound that

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two persons were rescued from the collapsed building site on Sunday,

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while the Nairobi County City Governor saka Ja Johnson stated

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in a statement that only one person sustained injury from

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the falling debris. A resident on Monday tomed local media

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that one of the tracked victims ment phone call sending

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a distress message for help under the robo. Kenya Red

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Cross Society on Sunday said following the building collapse in

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Kahawa West, Nairobi County earlier today, two people have been

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rescued and taken to Kenyata University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital.

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A multi agency response still continues the search and rescue efforts.

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The seventh story building was gathered to be housing businesses

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and residential units and was already reading marked for demolition

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by Naierobic government agency before he collapsed on Sunday, with

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people around the site capturing the moment the building went down.

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The building was barricaded with a warning and cushioned red

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tap VERTU sign, as seen in the videos posted online

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by residents while the building was going down. Earlier on Sunday,

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reports indicated that several people were trapped under the rubble

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after the seventh story building collapsed. In an enforcement notice

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scene and reported by The Star Media, The collapsed building

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comprised of a block of shops and flats of up

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to eight levels, which was reportedly constructed without any development approval.

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The building had been condemned for demolition, according to Nairobi

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County officials. The Kenya Red Cross confirmed the fears of

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trapped residents on x while Nairobi Governor Johnson saka Jan

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mentioned that one woman standing outside the building was injured

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bot stable. He added cash counties were expected to be

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minimal and evacuation efforts were underway for nearby residents in

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Nairobi County. Document from October sixteenth revealed that the building

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had been constructed and occupied without the required approvals. Tenants

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were ordered to vacate within two weeks, but the building

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collapsed before the deadline. In September twenty twenty two, five

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people were killed when a six story building fell outside Nairobi,

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and in April twenty sixteen, forty nine people died in

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a similar incident after heavy rains caused structural failures. The

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Deputy Governor of Nairobi County City, INJOJ. Macheri, represented the

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Governor saka Ja Johnson by visiting the site of the

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building site on Sunday. During the visit, Local Vinia reported

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that the Deputy Governor observed the ongoing search and rescue

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operations which have been efficiently mobilized with all the necessary

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equipment on site. The efforts are crucial, especially given the

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recent evacuation orders enforced by the Nairobi City County’s Planning

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Enforcement Team, which have minimized potential casualties. The Deputy Governor,

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the area MCA Naomi County Chief Officer in charge of Disaster,

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alongside the multi agency rescue teams, reassured residents that their

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consults are being addressed. The Deputy Governor’s engagement is a

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positive sign for the people of Kahowa weste. Reinforcing the

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message that there will be is a top priority for

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the Nairobi City County administration led by Governor Sakaja. Naiobi

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County City Governor saka Ja Johnson, in a first statement

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on Sunday, said the Nairobi City County Government confounds the

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collapse of a housing unit in Kahowa Weste Area clot

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number two hundred and thirty three along Station Road, Kahowa Waste. Currently,

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all Naiobi County teams are fully again in disaster recovery

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and evacuating occupants from adjacent buildings. Households had been evacuated

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last week following noticed by the County Planning Department in

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a circum statement around four pm on Sunday after the

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building reportedly went down around eleven am, Governor saka Just

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said Naiobi City County and Multi agency rescue teams continued

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such and rescue operations at the site of the collapsed

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building in Kahawa Waste. All required equipment has been assembled

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and mobilized. Naiobi County Deputy Governor, His Excellency in Jeroed

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Macheri is on site alongside the teams. Casualties are expected

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to be minimal as the building has been condemned and

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evacuations affected by the Nairobi City County’s Planning Enforcement team.

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So far, only one casualty has been reported, a middle

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aged lady, who was outside the building, was injured by

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the fallen rock during the collapse. She is currently undergoing

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treatment and is stable, says one on Lady Gregy, you

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brings in a more digital way.