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NCA disowns collapsed Rongo building, vows sanctions on engineers

NCA disowns collapsed Rongo building, vows sanctions on engineers

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 26 – The National Construction Authority (NCA) has confirmed that the collapsed seven-story building in Rongo on Wednesday had been suspended due to structural integrity concerns. The Authority announced it will conduct investigations to determine the cause of the collapse. In a statement on Thursday, NCA Executive Director Maurice Akech indicated that at the time of the collapse, the project had been suspended following a routine quality assurance check by the Authority’s compliance team. “NCA raised concerns about the structural integrity of the building under construction, and the developer was directed to produce a structural integrity report before construction could proceed,” Akech stated. The statement promised a further assessment to inform next steps. “A detailed investigation will be conducted in the coming days to determine the actual