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Kenya: Flattening of Condemned Houses Set to Start
Nation, 5 May 2016
The demolition of condemned houses identified by the Public Works department is to begin today (Friday), starting with nine out of the total 226. Read more »
The public works department has been identifying and targeting poor quality buildings around the Huruma estate.
Members of the public at the scene where a building collapsed in Huruma, on May 5, 2016. Most of the buildings set to be demolished are in Huruma estate.
The rescue of the woman brings the number of people pulled from the rubble since Friday to 137. Read more »
The collapsed building, which housed an unknown number of people, had been earmarked for demolition by the county council. Read more »
The contractor of a six-storey building that collapsed in Nairobi's Huruma estate, killing two people, will face murder charges. Read more »
Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a collapsed building in Nairobi on Saturday, looking for survivors. At least a dozen died in the tragedy. Read more »
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