One body was recovered from the rubble of a six-storey building that collapsed while under construction in Gachie area, Kiambu County.
Kiambu police boss Ali Nuno said they recovered one body from the site on Monday evening.
The building collapsed Monday afternoon and rescue efforts followed resulting in 10 survivors. Rescuers were however still at the site on Tuesday morning.
According to the rescuers, not all floors had been accessed so they could not be sure if all workers had been accounted for.
The collapsed building's structure had reached the fifth floor and the workers had just worked on the slab, witnesses and police said.
The workers who managed to escape from the rubble soon after the incident complained of injuries and pain.
According to Nuno, at least three more workers could be trapped under the rubble.
He added that they were looking for the owner of the house for grilling, given that the construction of the building had been stopped after the developer failed to meet some requirements set by the Kiambu County Government.
Several local leaders visited the scene.
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