Counties up monitoring of high rise buildings to avoid disaster

KDF officers and Red Cross workers comb through debris from a 6-storey building that collapsed at Kasarani in November 2022. [File, Standard]

After a number of tall buildings have tumbled in various parts of the country for the past few years, various county governments are upping the monitoring of upcoming storied buildings to avoid disasters.

Being located on the floor of the Rift Valley, Nakuru County officials say there are strict specific building requirements that guide the construction of high rise buildings in the region.