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Eight-storey building collapses in Kahawa West

The eight-storey residential building in Kahawa West had been condemned for demolition, Nairobi county officials said. [UGC, X]

A residential building collapsed in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday, leaving several people feared trapped, county officials and emergency responders said.

Cases of buildings caving in are not uncommon in the country, often a result of shoddy construction and flouted regulations.

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