INFLUENCE OF POOR REGULATION AND SUPERVISION MECHANISMS ON CONSTRUCTION OF SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS IN KENYA

Abstract

Purpose: The general objective was to analyze the influence of poor regulation and supervision mechanisms on construction of substandard buildings in Kenya Methodology: The study utilized a descriptive research design. This study used contractors operating in Nairobi metropolitan. The contractors were selected because they are familiar with drivers of sub-standard buildings In Kenya. There are 220 registered companies for contractors in Nairobi.This study used both stratified sampling and simple random sampling. The employees were stratified into two strata of management employees and other employees. The target sample size for this study was 200 employees. The collection of primary data was done using structured questionnaire which was administered to the respondents. Data was analysed using SPSS version 20 where results were presented in form of frequencies, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Results: The study findings showed that poor regulation and supervision mechanisms have contributed to quality of substandard buildings in Nairobi Unique Contribution to Theory Practice and policy: It is recommended that the government should ensures that the county by- laws are strictly adhered to concerning issuance of licenses and inspection of construction sites. It is also recommended that the regulatory bodies should set high penalties for contractors who bend the laws. The government should ensure that all contractors should adopt professional regulations to reduce the many incidents of negligent performance.