New construction rules flawed, lack views of Kenyans

Truth is seldom pleasant. Yet we should faithfully commit attention to its pursuit lest it evades us.

The recently gazetted National Construction Authority (Defects Liability) Regulations 2020 require our patriotic honesty. The regulations are retrogressive and insult the progress thus far of our built environment. Its hard to understand why those to whom enactment of regulations or laws is bestowed find it hard to consult widely. This is not conjecture. Folks have had to go to court to challenge laws and regulations based on nothing else other than lack of public participation. Who are laws made for if not the people? Common sense would demand that public participation be the primal stone of enacting any legislation. It is not a lot to ask for.