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Collapse of scaffold, casualties lift lead on safety lapses at construction sites

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Workers asses scaffold at Mombasa Law Courts during construction on September 2, 2020. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The weakening and fall of a scaffold of Bajuun Tower that caused the death of four workers on Saturday afternoon has exposed the safety lapse and negligence at the construction sites in the country.

The residential building under construction is located along Mukunga Drive, off Juja Road in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

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