NDMU issues update on South C collapsed building
By Joel Masibo, January 3, 2026The National Disaster Management Unit (NDMU) has confirmed the continuation of rescue efforts following the building collapse at South C Shopping Centre at about 4:00 am on Friday, January 2, 2026.
In a statement released on Saturday, January 3, 2026, NDMU noted that rescue operation is underway with the objectives being the safety of responders and the public, search and rescue of suspected victims and restoration of normalcy.
Search and rescue operations
According to the update, rescue operations will likely take some more time to achieve the intended objectives. ”The Search and Rescue Operation continued through the night, carefully breaching and breaking, lifting and moving the slabs. Due to the technicalities involved in this operation, it is likely to take some reasonable time to achieve the incident objectives,” the statement said.
This comes shortly after the National Construction Authority (NCA) confirmed the details of the particular 16-storey building collapse along Muhoho Road in the South C area.
In a press statement released on Friday, January 2, 2026, the authority said the building, located near the South C Shopping Centre and Nairobi South Hospital, was a proposed mixed-use development on Muhoho Avenue, plot number 68/1306, South C Ward, Lang’ata Sub-County.
NCA’s report
The project was registered by NCA on November 8, 2023, but was non-compliant at the time of the collapse. Abyan Consulting Limited was listed as both developer and contractor.
The consultants on record were Architect Gideon Chege Mwangi, Engineer Peter Kimani Kireu, and Quantity Surveyor James Kirika Njoroge. The contractor was registered under category NCA 4 for building works, with Yussuf Mohamed Yussuf as the sole company director.
“The building was a Proposed Mixed-Use Development on Muhoho Avenue, plot number 68/1306, South C Ward, Lang’ata Sub County. The project was registered by the Authority on 8th November 2023, and at the time of collapse was non-compliant,” the authority stated.
“The developer on record is Abyan Consulting Limited, the same company which also served as the contractor (77721/B/0523). The consultants on record are Architect Gideon Chege Mwangi (A2101), Engineer Peter Kimani Kireu (A3687) and Quantity Surveyor James Kirika Njoroge (Q1126). The contractor is registered under the category of NCA 4 (Building Works). The sole company director is Yussuf Mohamed Yussuf.”