Officers from the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) could not hide their joy after successfully bringing down a condemned storey building in Mombasa County through controlled detonation.
The 11-storey building was on the verge of collapse after developing cracks in its foundation and was brought down by the military officers using explosives on Wednesday afternoon, which took nearly four hours.
During the demolition process, the KDF officers were deployed to the inner area of the building premises, while officers from the National Police Service (NPS) were deployed to restrict access to the area.
Hours before the process, residents were urged to adjust their travel plans, with the locals forced to evacuate to safer places while schools and hospitals were closed temporarily.
