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Why Buildings Collapse in Kenya

A building is a complex engineered structure that exists because of human planning, design and construction processes. When a building collapses, as we have seen in recent tragedies such as the South C and Karen incidents in Nairobi, the collapse is not an isolated event but a symptom of deeper corruption in Kenya’s construction ecosystem. These failures reflect systemic issues in regulatory systems, oversight practices and professional accountability rather than random accidents.
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Patrick Mwangi

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Dedicated Project Manager with a solid background in Construction Management. Also a researcher, mentor and educator within the built environment in Kenya and East Africa.

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