{"id":127754,"date":"2026-01-02T14:06:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/collapsed-south-c-building-cited-for-violations-thrice-city-hall\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T14:06:34","slug":"collapsed-south-c-building-cited-for-violations-thrice-city-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/collapsed-south-c-building-cited-for-violations-thrice-city-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Collapsed South C building cited for violations thrice: City Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 \u2014 Nairobi City County has confirmed that the South C building that collapsed earlier Friday had been cited repeatedly by enforcement teams even as specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) units remain on site searching for possible victims.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a situation report issued Friday afternoon, City Hall said the building, cleared as 14-storey, had been subjected to enforcement action in May, July and December 2025 over multiple infractions, raising fresh questions over compliance and follow-through.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is worth noting that the site has been subject to enforcement action by the Nairobi City County Government on varying dates in May, July and December 2025 over a number of infractions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>City Hall did not detail the violations.<\/p>\n<p>It said preliminary assessments indicate the structure suffered a pancake collapse, with two people believed to be trapped beneath the debris.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency operations are being supported by Nairobi City County, the Kenya Defence Forces Disaster Response Battalion, the National Youth Service and the Nairobi Fire Brigade.<\/p>\n<p>County officials said a command centre has been established at the site, with debris removal proceeding alongside rescue efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Engineers are also closely monitoring neighbouring buildings for signs of structural compromise following the collapse.<\/p>\n<p>The disclosure has intensified scrutiny of Nairobi\u2019s construction oversight regime, particularly the effectiveness of enforcement measures against developers previously flagged for non-compliance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/01\/mca-abbas-khalif-blames-city-hall-failures-for-building-collapse-in-south-c\/\">MCA blames negligence after building collapse in South C<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2026\/01\/babu-owino-demands-probe-reforms-after-south-c-building-collapse\/\">Babu demands independent probe on South C building collapse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigations into the cause of the collapse are ongoing, with further updates expected as rescue operations and safety assessments continue.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 2 \u2014 Nairobi City County has confirmed that the South C building that collapsed earlier Friday had been cited repeatedly by enforcement teams even as specialised Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) units remain on site searching for possible victims. In a situation report issued Friday afternoon, City Hall said the building, cleared [&hellip;]<\/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-127754","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\/127754","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=127754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127754\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}