Architects board warns defiant landlords

By KNA

Two people died and 40 others were injured after a building collapsed in Huruma

The Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS) has issued a stern warning against landlords who prevent professionals from inspecting and supervising their buildings.

Speaking Tuesday in Nairobi , the chairman of Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors Kenya Cosmas Maweu warned the landlord should they continue defying the law.

Maweu said that the enforcement of building laws and regulations has been hampered by lack of technical and supervisory staff and as a result there is a serious lack of proper trained artisans and inspectors.

The board decried poorly trained artisans who carry out constructions in the country leading to collapse of most buildings.

The board urged the stakeholders and artisans to register on their website, http://www.boraqs.go.ke for further trainings as it is committed to instill professionalism in the building sector.

Nairobi city county government has a statutory power to regulate and manage all the building developments within its jurisdiction pursuant to part 11 of the 4th schedule, County Government Act 2012, Urban Areas and Cities Act 2011, Physical Planning Act Cap 286 and other related statutes, said Maweu.

Maweus remark comes after the recent building which collapsed in Nairobi in Huruma which led to loss of lives and many injured.

According to the register of BORAQS Kenya, Patrick Githinji who designed the building is not an architect.

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