MULTI AGENCY OPERATION AT RUIRU COMES TO A CLOSE

The multi-agency search and rescue operation in Kihungoro, Ruiru has come to a close today after two bodies trapped in the rubble were recovered.

The search and rescue efforts, which took 6 hours, followed the collapse of a two-storey building in Ruiru, Kiambu County on 18th May 2022.

The multi-agency team was comprised of National Police Service, Kenya Red Cross, Kiambu Fire Department and St John’s Ambulance.

Disaster Response Unit works with other disaster management agencies during such incidences to protect and save lives as mandated under the Kenya Defence Forces’ secondary role.