How National Construction Authority can effectively curb substandard buildings

The finding by the National Construction Authority (NCA) that 60 per cent of the buildings they inspected do not comply with the sector regulations and pose a great risk to the tenants is worrying. The question that immediately comes to mind is where were the law enforcers when these buildings were being constructed? The county governments and other agencies like the National Environment Management Authority have inspectors whose role is to identify ongoing constructions and ascertain that the necessary laws and regulations have been complied with.

It is, therefore, inconceivable that a construction can commence and be completed without any of the state agencies noticing the weaknesses. The main issue is that there are government officers who collude with unscrupulous developers to abet construction of substandard buildings.