Yusuf Hassan, MP for Kamukunji, warned that time is running out to save people believed to be trapped beneath the collapsed Eastleigh building and urged both national and county governments to deploy more resources to the rescue effort.

During a site visit on Tuesday, Hassan said the operation had made progress but rescuers needed to intensify efforts to reach those believed to be trapped in the lower basement, noting that the fifth day of the operation had passed without any new survivors being recovered since Saturday.

He called for additional equipment, personnel and other resources, praising the contributions of the National Youth Service, Kenya Defence Forces, Kenya Red Cross Society and National Police Service while urging them to sustain their efforts.

Assistant Inspector General Duncan Onyango said rescue teams had deployed equipment and personnel and estimated the operation was 70‑75 percent complete, using technology to detect signs of life and locate bodies.

Onyango confirmed that two people had been pulled from the rubble by rescue teams, not counting individuals rescued by members of the public before the official operation began.

He also clarified that a Chinese delegation present at the site was not part of the rescue effort but had arrived to demonstrate urban‑search‑and‑rescue technologies ahead of an international conference in Mombasa later in November.

Beyond the rescue, Hassan appealed for the reopening of roads around the collapse site, saying the closures were disrupting traders, hawkers and small business owners who rely on daily sales to feed their families and send children to school.

He argued that rescue work could continue without shutting down the entire neighbourhood, urging a coordinated approach that would let unaffected businesses resume operations while emergency teams remain on site.