Private developers have continued erecting buildings in several parts of Nairobi despite suspension orders by the National Construction Authority (NCA). The authority officials who were accompanied by police officers were met with defiance from developers and contractors who were unmoved by demands to produce approval documents. Read MoreSome developers and contractors accused the authority of malice and stood their ground prompting police to apprehend them as the authority decried lawlessness in the construction sector. Engineer Akech said the majority of the proprietors did not have county, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and NCA approvals. “They went ahead and we found the excavation has gone beyond the foundation levels of the adjacent buildings.

Source: Standard Digital October 27, 2020 11:26 UTC