Residents wa Oloolua, Kajiado North walikesha kwa hofu na majonzi baada ya jengo la ghorofa nane lilokuwa linaendelea kujengwa kuporomoka usiku wa May 8, 2026.
Mashuhuda wanasema waliisikia sauti kubwa kama mlipuko around 11PM before sehemu kubwa ya building kuanguka ghafla, burying workers ambao walikuwa bado ndani ya site. Reports zinaonyesha at least four construction workers walikwama chini ya vifusi huku familia zao zikikesha site wakisubiri habari za wapendwa wao.
Wakazi wamekuwa wakilaumu heavy rains ambazo zimekuwa zikishuhudiwa maeneo mengi ya Nairobi na Kajiado, lakini wengine wanauliza maswali mazito kuhusu quality ya construction na whether proper safety measures zilifuatwa.
“Mvua ni nyingi kweli, but si kila jengo linaanguka. Kuna kitu haiko sawa,” alisema mkazi mmoja aliyefika eneo hilo.
Multi-agency rescue teams including Kenya Red Cross walifika eneo hilo kuanza operations, lakini shughuli ya uokoaji ilikumbwa na changamoto kutokana na sehemu ya jengo iliyobaki kuonekana unstable. By Sunday, rescue efforts zilikuwa bado zinaendelea huku families wakilalamikia slow response na hofu ya muda kuisha kwa waliokwama chini ya rubble.
Incident hii imeibua tena debate kubwa online kuhusu corruption kwa approvals za buildings, poor inspection systems, na danger ya contractors wanaoweka profits mbele ya human life.
Wakenya wengi kwenye social media wamehoji: “Ni buildings ngapi lazima zianguke ndio authorities wachukue action serious?”
As rescue efforts continue, wananchi wanaomba accountability, justice, na stricter enforcement ya construction standards before more innocent lives are lost.
Mashuhuda wanasema waliisikia sauti kubwa kama mlipuko around 11PM before sehemu kubwa ya building kuanguka ghafla, burying workers ambao walikuwa bado ndani ya site. Reports zinaonyesha at least four construction workers walikwama chini ya vifusi huku familia zao zikikesha site wakisubiri habari za wapendwa wao.
Wakazi wamekuwa wakilaumu heavy rains ambazo zimekuwa zikishuhudiwa maeneo mengi ya Nairobi na Kajiado, lakini wengine wanauliza maswali mazito kuhusu quality ya construction na whether proper safety measures zilifuatwa.
“Mvua ni nyingi kweli, but si kila jengo linaanguka. Kuna kitu haiko sawa,” alisema mkazi mmoja aliyefika eneo hilo.
Multi-agency rescue teams including Kenya Red Cross walifika eneo hilo kuanza operations, lakini shughuli ya uokoaji ilikumbwa na changamoto kutokana na sehemu ya jengo iliyobaki kuonekana unstable. By Sunday, rescue efforts zilikuwa bado zinaendelea huku families wakilalamikia slow response na hofu ya muda kuisha kwa waliokwama chini ya rubble.
Incident hii imeibua tena debate kubwa online kuhusu corruption kwa approvals za buildings, poor inspection systems, na danger ya contractors wanaoweka profits mbele ya human life.
Wakenya wengi kwenye social media wamehoji: “Ni buildings ngapi lazima zianguke ndio authorities wachukue action serious?”
As rescue efforts continue, wananchi wanaomba accountability, justice, na stricter enforcement ya construction standards before more innocent lives are lost.