Give us Sh2 billion to bring down illegal buildings, says State regulator

Rescuers at the scene where a seven-storey building collapsed in Pipeline last month. According to the construction authority, it is costly to demolish illegal buildings. [File, Standard]

The National Construction Authority has often been accused of being a toothless dog when it comes to demolishing illegal structures.

However, it has now emerged that demolitions are an expensive affair, besides a host of other factors that come to play whenever the authority’s intervention is required.