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Counties free to use local materials under new building code

Workers at a construction site in West Pokot. A new building code now allows counties to use local materials to cut costs and boost climate resilience.

Counties can now use local materials such as fluorspar, sand and cement in construction under a new building code aimed at cutting costs and supporting climate resilience.

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