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The National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) has named the parties behind a building under construction in Syokimau where six workers lost their lives after part of the structure gave way on Friday, November 13.
Speaking to the press, NDMU Director Duncan Ochieng confirmed that the property belongs to Reportage Kenya, with Top Choice Surveillance serving as the contractor overseeing the construction.
Ochieng said authorities would follow due process as investigators work to establish what caused the structure to fail.
The incident occurred at around 7am along Mombasa Road, near the SGR Syokimau Terminus, when a section of the rooftop slab collapsed and trapped workers who had already reported for the early morning shift.
Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud bang before parts of the building came down. Five workers were rescued from the rubble and transferred to Imara Zion Hospital for treatment.
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Ochieng said more than 400 workers were present at the site when the collapse occurred and that all had been accounted for by the time the rescue operation concluded.
