The Cabinet Secretary for Defence Soipan Tuya, has officially gazetted the deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) personnel to support the demolition of a structurally unsafe building in Mombasa County.
The move follows a directive issued under Article 241(3)(b) of the Constitution and Section 34(2) of the Kenya Defence Forces Act.
According to the gazette notice, KDF officers were deployed on April 7, 2025, to assist the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, alongside the Mombasa County Government, in responding to an emergency involving a sinking eleven-storey building located at Kilifi Corner, Fayaz Estate along Abdel Nasser Road.
The building, situated on Plot No.