At least six people have been killed and five others rescued after an eight-storey building under construction collapsed in Kenya, triggering an emergency search-and-rescue operation.

The incident occurred on Friday, November 13, 2026, in Syokimau, near the Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Terminus along Mombasa Road, southeast of the capital, Nairobi.According to reports, the building partially collapsed while construction workers were carrying out work on the upper floors. A section of the concrete structure reportedly gave way, trapping several workers beneath the rubble.

Nairobi City County emergency officials confirmed that six people had died, while five others were pulled out alive and rushed to nearby hospitals for emergency medical treatment.