KDF's Disaster Response Unit is undertaking rescue operations at the site where a 10-storey building collapsed in Kisii town on Thursday morning.
The death toll has risen to seven after one of the victims succumbed to injuries at the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital on Friday morning.
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The hospital's acting CEO Enock Hodari said relatives have already started identifying bodies at the mortuary.
Ondari said that 17 out the 44 admitted have since been treated and discharged.
Three people are said to be in critical condition with multiple fractures.
Pius Mwachi of the National Disaster Management Unit said eight people may still be trapped in the rubble.
Lieutenant Joseph Martim will lead 30 KDF officers who have been deployed with sniffer dogs and special equipment for rescue operations.
The building collapsed while under construction.
Reports indicate that the approved plan was for three-storey building but the developer decided to add seven more storeys.
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