Signs building would collapse were all over, warning ignored

People mill around Precious Talents Top School in Dagoretti, Nairobi yesterday where seven pupil died after a classroom collapsed with scores of children getting injured. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Cracks on the walls, tilted beams and sagging roofs had been reported to the school’s authority by some vigilant pupils, the recent warning being a week ago, without action being taken.

Most of the time, pupils would experience tremors in the shaky classrooms which left them traumatised.