Four missing in building collapse near Kenyan capital
Kenya’s military is leading rescue operations.
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At least four people are feared trapped in rubble after a four-story building collapsed near the Kenyan capital Nairobi, officials say.
Joseph Gichangi, the police chief of the Ruai area, said a watchman who left the building, a guest house, shortly before it collapsed reported four guests inside.
Building collapses have become common in Nairobi, where four million people live in low-income areas or slums.
Housing is in high demand and unscrupulous developers often bypass regulations.
The National Construction Authority found 58% of buildings in Nairobi were unfit for habitation.
