A building is a complex engineered structure that exists because of human planning, design and construction processes. When a building collapses, as we have seen in recent tragedies such as the South C and Karen incidents in Nairobi, the collapse is not an isolated event but a symptom of deeper corruption in Kenya’s construction ecosystem. These failures reflect systemic issues in regulatory systems, oversight practices and professional accountability rather than random accidents.

The contract has been signed at a fixed cost and funds released, what next? Cost has to be controlled so as not to deviate from the original budget and avoid imposing a financial burden to the client.