Merchants of death: How failed oversight led to South C building collapse

Search efforts at a collapsed building in Nairobi's South C estate along Muhoho avenue. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

The collapse of a 14-storey building in South C Area, Lang’ata Sub-County, Nairobi, has once again cast a harsh spotlight on the approvals and oversight governing high-rise construction in the city.

Questions have emerged over how the building received clearance, with blame shifting between offices mandated to approve and inspect construction projects.