Three Dead and 11 Injured as Building Collapses in Riverside, Nairobi

A building under construction has collapsed in Riverside, Ngara, in Nairobi County. Three people are dead and 11 others have been injured. The collapse happened on Saturday morning, November 14, 2026, opposite Grand Residence.

Site workers joined the rescue effort. They searched the rubble for people believed to be trapped. Kenya Red Cross teams were sent to the scene. Two E-Plus ambulances were also dispatched to help the victims.

Rescuers in reflective vests and helmets have been sifting through a large pile of debris and bricks. Early reports had suggested two deaths. The official toll now stands at three.

The collapse comes barely a day after another building fell in Syokimau. That structure, an eight-storey block near the SGR terminus, came down on Friday, November 13. Six construction workers died in that incident.

The Syokimau collapse followed an earlier disaster in Eastleigh. An 18-storey building under construction collapsed on 9th Street on October 23. Eight people were killed in that tragedy.

The repeated collapses are raising alarm about construction safety in Nairobi and nearby counties. Questions are being asked about regulatory oversight and how building standards are enforced.