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The Kenya Red Cross confirmed that at least 11 people have been rescued and ferried to the hospital.

The Kenya Red Cross has deployed an emergency response team after a wall under construction collapsed in Riverside, Nairobi County.

In an update issued on Saturday, November 14, the Kenya Red Cross confirmed that it had deployed action teams and two ambulances to the site.

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Several construction workers who were working on the project are feared trapped under the rubble.

"Our Red Cross Action Teams are responding, and two E-Plus ambulances are now at the scene. We will share more updates as they come in," the statement read.

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A file photo of the collapsed wall in Riverside, Nairobi.

At least eleven people have been pulled out from the rubble and ferried to hospital for medical treatment.

"Eleven injured people have been evacuated to hospital by E-Plus Medical Services ambulances following the wall collapse in Riverside, Nairobi County," Red Cross confirmed.

The Kenya Red Cross added that it would provide further information as more details emerged from the ongoing operation.

Police officers and other responders also arrived on the scene to fast-track the rescue operations

Following the collapse, Kilimani Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Robert Alai demanded that the county government officials responsible for construction approvals be held accountable.

"The current leadership of the county from the governor to the junior staff responsible, should be in jail," Alai wrote.

The incident came hours after a building under construction collapsed in Syokimau. Three people were rescued from the building collapse.

Elsewhere, the death toll from the building collapse in Eastleigh, Nairobi, rose to eight after six more bodies were recovered from the rubble on Thursday, November 5.

In a statement, the National Police Service (NPS) said multi-agency response teams were continuing search, rescue and recovery operations at the site of the incident, which occurred on October 23, 2026.

The latest recovery brought the number of people confirmed dead to eight, while four others had been rescued alive since the building collapsed.