Death toll rises to 10 in ill-fated Tassia building

Rescue operation underway in Tassia, Embakasi following the collapse of a six-storey building on Friday. [David Njaaga, Standard]

The police have retrieved three more bodies from the collapsed building in Tassia, bringing the death toll to 10.

“We have recovered 10 bodies and rescued 36 people. Six are still admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital,” James Wanyoike, the Embakasi Deputy County Commissioner told The Standard.