{"id":127738,"date":"2026-01-02T11:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mca-blames-city-hall-failures-for-building-collapse-in-south-c\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:06:34","slug":"mca-blames-city-hall-failures-for-building-collapse-in-south-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/mca-blames-city-hall-failures-for-building-collapse-in-south-c\/","title":{"rendered":"MCA blames City Hall failures for building collapse in South C"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 \u2013South C MCA Abass Khalif has blamed negligence and oversight failures by Nairobi City County officials following the collapse of a 16-storey building under construction in South C, Nairobi, and has called for accountability over the incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The building collapsed at dawn on Friday, leaving at least one person injured and raising fears that others could be trapped beneath the rubble.<\/p>\n

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) later joined emergency responders in search and rescue operations at the scene.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Khalif described the incident as a devastating tragedy and extended his condolences to the victims and their families.<\/p>\n

The Member of County Assembly decried what he termed as serious lapses within the Nairobi City County Urban Planning Department, citing failures in inspection, enforcement, and development control.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have ordered a thorough investigation to determine the exact cause, but preliminary findings point to negligence and oversight failures by the Nairobi City County\u2019s Urban Planning Department,\u201d Khalif said.<\/p>\n

Worrying pattern <\/h2>\n

He added that officers responsible for planning, inspection, enforcement, architecture, surveying, and development control bear responsibility for ensuring compliance with building regulations.<\/p>\n

Khalif noted that similar incidents have occurred in the past despite repeated warnings over weak approval and enforcement processes within the county.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know this is not the first time such an incident has happened. County officials and the building owners must be held to account for this tragedy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis should be the final incident and must serve as a lesson. Sixteen floors collapsing is a clear indicator that something was fundamentally wrong from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n

To prevent future tragedies, the MCA called for a review of all approved building plans in South C and strengthened monitoring of ongoing construction activities.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, emergency service providers remained at the scene hours after the collapse, combing through debris in search of anyone who may have been trapped.<\/p>\n

A multi-agency team was on site to assess the extent of the damage and possible casualties.<\/p>\n

Lang\u2019ata Sub-County Police Commander Pius Mwanthi said one man, believed to have been a pedestrian near the site, was injured and rushed to hospital.<\/p>\n

He added that security guards who were reportedly on duty at the construction site were missing and efforts to trace them were ongoing.<\/p>\n

The building collapsed next to other structures under construction, damaging at least one adjacent building.<\/p>\n

Authorities said the owner and contractor of the structure are being sought for questioning as investigations continue to establish whether the construction complied with approved plans and existing building regulations.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 \u2013South C MCA Abass Khalif has blamed negligence and oversight failures by Nairobi City County officials following the collapse of a 16-storey building under construction in South C, Nairobi, and has called for accountability over the incident. The building collapsed at dawn on Friday, leaving at least one person injured and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127738\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}