The CPD Trap: Why Thousands of Contractors Risk Losing Their NCA Licences
For years, a quiet epidemic has been spreading through Kenya’s construction industry. Thousands of contractors have been operating with expired practising licences, paying their fees once, maybe twice, then simply… stopping. They continued bidding. They continued building. The regulator looked the other way. That era is ending . In a public notice issued on January […]
The NCA Crackdown: Thousands of Contractors Face De-Registration Over Unpaid Fees
For years, the NCA register has quietly swelled with names of contractors who paid their fees once, maybe twice, then simply… stopped. They continued operating. They continued bidding. They continued building. The regulator looked the other way. That era is ending. In a public notice issued on January 27, 2026, the National Construction Authority (NCA) […]
The Colonial Code That Still Rules Kenya’s Building Sites
On almost a daily scale, somewhere in Kenya especially the capital… Nairobi, an engineer opens a set of architectural drawings for a thirty‑storey tower. Glass curtain walls. Post‑tensioned concrete slabs. Deep basement excavations that go four levels down. High‑speed lifts. Complex fire suppression systems. Smart building controls. Then that same engineer turns to the building […]