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An occupancy certificate is an essential document for homeowners, property buyers, & builders alike
It is usually issued after the completion of construction work as proof that the project has been built, by adhering to the applicable building codes, relevant regulations & laws
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Car on the rooftop, twisted metal, melted plastic, cracked buildings... devastation after gas explosion in Embakasi
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The aftermath of Embakasi gas explosion that has so far left three people dead, over 200 hospitalised
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Construction workers gathered at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, holding peaceful protests supporting the Affordable Housing Project.
Their action resulted in a shortage of the products hence the price increase that is illegal under the Competition Act.
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The companies penalized for adjusting prices are; Nail and Steel Products Ltd, Orono Kenya Ltd, Blue Nile Wire Products Ltd, Tononoka Rolling Mills Ltd, Devki Steel Mills, Doshi & Hardware Limited, Corrugated Steel Limited, Jumbo Steel Mills and Accurate Steel Mills Limited.
According to the authority, the cartels had been inflating prices of steel products including bars, pipes, beams, and sheets, accounting for over 20 percent of the total cost of constructing a house.
..... a total of Sh 338.84million. The companies engaged in cartel conduct whose effect was to increase the cost of construction of homes and infrastructure by artificially inflating the prices of steel products,” the authority stated.
In a statement on dated today the authority sanctioned the list of cartels in the steel sector & fined them pursuant to an investigation that was conducted in August 2020.
“The Authority has pursuant to an investigation, penalized nine steel manufacturers....
Competition Authority of Kenya penalises 9 steel manufacturers
The Competition Authority of Kenya(CAK) has penalized nine companies for hiking the prices of steel products and affecting competition in the market.
Bonus article: Solar panels have proven to be a reliable and cheaper source of energy supply. This is the reason why many more Kenyans are opting to go solar.
If you were thinking of making the switch to solar, here is all the information you need:
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Auditor reveals how Kenya Power inflates electricity bills
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Neither Kenya Power nor the Energy an Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) has sufficiently explained the anomaly
The audit found that there was a miscalculation of system losses which is attributed to the use of outdated study reports, partial simulations & arithmetical errors
..are not traceable in the billing system.
“Almost 20 percent of the bill to consumers cannot be matched to actual consumption neither can the distribution company attribute it to a specific consumer,” Ms Gathungu said.
In a shocking revelation before a parliamentary committee, Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu said a forensic review of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity found bills do not match actual consumption while extra charges loaded on the consumers by the utility..
Kenya Power has been inflating electricity bills in what has seen consumers overcharged by up to 20 percent for the power they did not use, the Auditor-General has revealed.
Bonus Article: The Building Plan Approval Process in Kenya
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The architects said they had invoked Section 58(6) of the Physical & Land Use Planning Act of 2019 which allows them to proceed with construction even without written approval from the relevant authority
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