Poor quality construction materials fuel Kenya’s building collapse crisis

The collapse of buildings in Kenya, exemplified by the recent incident in South C, is driven not solely by the negligence of engineers, but a key underlying issue: material failures and the use of sub-standard construction materials.

Witness accounts and early investigations paint a picture of structural fragility. The building did not topple; it pancaked – a mode of failure where rebar separated from concrete, a sign of poor material integrity.