Rescue operations in search of one person is ongoing from the rubble of the 14-storey building, which collapsed in South C on January 2, 2026.
The multi-agency team was seen on the ground searching for the remaining person.
On Sunday, the team retrieved one body from the rubble, saying they hoped to find the second person.
Multi-agency team conduct rescue operations after a 14-storey building collapsed in South C on January 5, 2026/ DOUGLAS OKIDDYThe body was recovered at about 1.30 pm, as rescue teams pressed on with the operation.
The recovery effort entered its third day on Sunday, with emergency teams from the Nairobi County Government, the Disaster Management Unit, the Kenya Red Cross and other agencies like the police.
Speaking to the press on Sunday, Assistant Inspector General of Police Duncan Ochieng, the operations commander, said the search operation was about 65 per cent complete.
Police said their investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Public Service, Human Capital Development and Special Programmes Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku said Saturday that the building collapse happened at around 4.05 am on January 2, 2026, at the South C Shopping Centre area.
Rescue operations ongoing at the collapsed building in South C, Nairobi, on January 5, 2026./DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Multi-agency team conduct rescue operations after a 14-storey building collapsed in South C on January 5, 2026/ DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Rescue operations ongoing at the collapsed building in South C Nairobi, on January 5, 2026./DOUGLAS OKIDDY
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