2 killed in second Kenya building collapse this week
Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya — A multi-story building under construction collapsed on a neighboring home in the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, killing two people on Thursday, authorities said. A son of the couple killed in the collapse, Fredrick Kamau, told The Associated Press that “by the time the ambulance came they had already died.” Strewn household goods and furniture from the couple’s home were visible at the site as Kamau displayed photos of his late parents. The early morning collapse is the second such incident this week as construction authorities warn of unpermitted buildings coming up in the city and its outskirts. After eight buildings collapsed and killed 15 people in Kenya in 2015, the presidency ordered an audit of all the country’s buildings to see if they were up to code.
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