In the recent past, Kenya has recorded several cases of buildings under construction collapsing even after getting necessary approvals from the relevant authorities.
The survey sought to get views of the Built Environment Professionals on why such buildings collapse.
The results reveal that the use of unqualified professionals for construction (72.3%), use of unqualified professionals for supervision (66.0%) and use of sub-standard materials (59.6%) are the top three reasons why buildings under construction collapse.
Other reasons include hurried construction (44.7%) and
faulty building designs (33.0%) among others.
