Kiambu County using old building code to rein in uncontrolled development

Kiambu Governor Williams Kabogo and KRA commissioner in-charge of Domestic Taxes Benson Korongo exchange signed documents after signing an MoU between the two organizations.The MoU with KRA will help the county collect property and single business permit fees. The partnership will also enable the county to leverage on KRa’S iTax platform to collect revenue through any of their 37 banks as well as through mobile transfer.PHOTO BY KAMAU MAICHUHIE.

On November 29, 1968, the Minister for Local Government at the time, Lawrence Sagini, signed into law the Local Government Building Order.

Although the document has been in use for close to 50 years, its provisions continue to be flouted by developers who either are ignorant of the regulations or who collude with those in the know.