3 dead, 7 injured in Westlands wall collapse

3 dead, 7 injured in Westlands wall collapse

Three people have been confirmed dead while seven others were hospitalised after a wall collapsed on them in Westlands, Nairobi on Monday.

The injured and deceased were construction workers who had been digging a trench along a wall on Brookside drive when the incident happened.

The bodies of the three have been recovered.

According to Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex Sanaika Ole Magelo, the construction was being done illegally without consultation with the county government.

Mr Magelo added that the house next to the wall had been marked for demolition as it had been built on riparian land.

The speaker also said that the rescue team responded late, adding that the contractor had escaped the scene.

Report by Immaculate Ochieng

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