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Fears of shoddy work as Treasury starves oversight agency of funds

National Construction Authority (NCA) Executive Director, Eng. Maurice Akech addressing the press at the sight where a 6 story building collapsed on 15th November 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

A catastrophe emanating from the questionable integrity of buildings to be brought up in the coming financial year is looming after the National Treasury slashed the National Construction Authority's (NCA) entire budget of Sh1.3 billion for the 2024/2025 financial year.

The state agency that is charged with supervising construction of buildings across the country termed the development a blow and said this would cripple it in executing its mandate.

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