Players blame high costs for mess in building industry

A bulldozer demolishes unfit homes in Huruma in an area where the collapse of a building killed at least 42 people last month. [PHOTO: WILBERFORCE OKWIRI/STANDARD]

 

Too many levies have been heaped on the construction industry, which are driving up the cost of putting up buildings. This in turn leads developers to hire cheap and rogue contractors who do shoddy work and are responsible for the many sub-standard buildings that keep collapsing.