At least two people have died after a one storey building collapsed in Butali market area, Kakamega County on Thursday morning, with many other strapped in the rubble. The building was still under construction, and the walls collapsed on construction workers, with rescue efforts ongoing. The exact number of workers trapped in the rubble and those dead is still not clear.
The building is believed to belong to a private owner, with the reports still unverified, and fears have emerged concerning the safety and state of the building prior to the collapse, days after the Precious Talent School classrooms collapse in Nairobi.