KISENYI BUILDING REPORT: Substandard materials blamed for collapsed building

https://youtu.be/2_MAPQySL8IThe building regulators will not take down the reminder of the structure which killed six people in Kisenyi at the start of the month. The Executive Secretary of the National Building Review Board, Flavia Bwire says findings on the assessment of the integrity of the standing structure will guide the next step. Final investigations into […]

WHO IS LIABLE IN CASE OF BUILDING ACCIDENTS.

On Sunday, six people were confirmed dead and several injured after a four-storied building under construction in Kisenyi zone, Muzaana parish in Lubaga division collapsed. By Monday the extrication process was still underway for people who were still trapped under the debris. In the recent past the public and the media has been washed with […]

AMATEEKA KU KUZIMBA: Aba NBRB basisinkanye abakulembeze b’e Kira

https://youtu.be/kKDj_GEEFSIAbakulembeze ba Municipality ye Kira basanyufu n’enkola etandikiddwawo ekitongole kya gavumenti ekya National Building Review Board, okulondoola ebizimbe byona ebizimbibwa nga beeyambisa omutimbagano. Amyuka Town Clerk wa Kira Basamulekere Muganga agamba nti kyakutangira obubenje wamu n’okumalawo abafere abeerimbika mu kuzimba ebizimbe nga tebalina bisanyizo wadde n’obukugu obwetaagisa.

We will support NBRB, MPS pledge.

Members of Parliament on the Physical Infrastructure Committee pledged their unwavering support to the Top Management of the National Building Review Board  (NBRB) towards achieving its mandate. The MPs led by Committee Chairperson and Kigorobya County MP David Karubanga, met the NBRB officials led by the Executive Secretary, Eng. Flavia Bwire during a familiarization meeting […]

NBRB Halts Construction of Commercial Buildings at Kyadondo Ssaza grounds.

A Compliance Team from the National Building Review Board (NBRB) together with Police on Sunday carried out several operations in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District and Rubaga Division, Kampala, stopping a number of construction sites found in breach of the building laws and regulations. One the structures, is the commercial building located at Kyadondo Ssaza […]

Over 500 buildings condemned in Kampala

KAMPALA. Over 500 buildings in Kampala have been condemned by the National Building Review Board (NBRB) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), following a massive crackdown on illegal buildings in the five divisions of city. The crackdown follows a technical assessment report by the KCCA’s Physical Planning Doctorate over the last two years that found […]

Can a decision of the Building Committee or the Board be appealed?

The Building Committee can refuse to issue a building permit where a building operation my cause a change in land use, may result in degradation of the environment, may cause deprecation in value of the adjoining ore neighboring properties, may be dangerous to life or property, may result in a building which is a nuisance […]

Classification of Buildings.

Under schedule II of the Building Control Regulations, 2020, buildings are classified under class A, B and C. Class A comprises of complex structural forms, that is, public buildings, multi storeyed buildings more than 12m high, building complexes (mixture of all) such as schools, hospitals, shopping malls, buildings of high social impact or to be […]