Eastleigh businessman says he spent over KSh 3.5 million feeding rescuers

A local businessman says he spent over KSh 3.5 million feeding rescue workers after a building collapse in Eastleigh, but the sources do not explain why the area is attracting searches now.

What happened

Omar Yusuf Bankok, organising secretary of the Eastleigh Business Community (EBC), says he spent over KSh 3.5 million providing food and logistical support to rescue workers and victims' families after a deadly building collapse on 9th Street, Eastleigh, Nairobi [1]. He told TUKO.co.ke that he spent the money over 15 days [1].

According to the report, the response began on a Friday afternoon, when a colleague, Hassan Digale, called to alert him to the collapse while he was at the mosque. Bankok then boarded a boda boda and went straight to the scene. The report says what he found left him shaken [1].

Why Kenyans are searching for it

The sources do not explain why Eastleigh is attracting searches at this time. They give no new development in the rescue or the investigation. A separate report about Marigat Sub-county Level 4 Hospital in Baringo South carries the headline "weeks after Eastleigh tragedy" [2][3]. The extract does not say whether the hospital problems are connected to the Eastleigh collapse, so this link cannot be confirmed from the sources.

Key facts

• The collapse happened on 9th Street, Eastleigh, Nairobi [1].
• Bankok is organising secretary of the Eastleigh Business Community [1].
• He says he spent over KSh 3.5 million on food and logistical support over 15 days [1].
• Marigat Sub-county Level 4 Hospital in Baringo South has developed large cracks on its walls and floors, according to People Daily, raising concerns about the safety of the facility [2][3].
• Sources [2] and [3] contain the same extract, which ends mid-sentence.

What to watch

The sources do not give updates on the cause of the collapse, casualty figures, or any official response to the cracks at the Baringo hospital. Readers should check later reports from the outlets cited for further developments.

Sources

1. [1] Omar Bankok: Man who fed Eastleigh rescuers speaks, says he spent over KSh 3.5 million in 15 days - Nairobi Tea
2. [2] Fresh fears as cracks emerge at new Baringo Level 4 hospital weeks after Eastleigh tragedy - Nairobi Tea
3. [3] Fresh fears as cracks emerge at new Baringo Level 4 hospital weeks after Eastleigh tragedy - Nairobi Tea

Compiled by the NairobiCity trend desk from the sources above.