By Flavior KanungThe National Council for Construction NCC has fined Norman Suleman Muhammed, the owner of the Libala building which collapsed and killed a 40 year old worker in Lusaka’s Katungu area.One person died while two others sustained serious injuries when the building collapsed on them at Katungu market in November last yearNCC director regulation and registration, Ernest Nshindano, explained that the developer and the contractor had been fined a total of K30, 000 per unit for not registering the construction with the NCC.Mr Nshindano said the developer was charged in line with the NCC Act for engaging unregistered engineers.He said the council has had a number of meetings with the client and his legal representatives before arriving at the decision to penalise him.Mr Nshindano said the developer had been instructed to re-design the building and ensure that due procedures of construction regulations are followed.“Both the developer and the contractor have been written to and […]
ERRING DEVELOPER PENALISED, OVER BUILDING WHICH COLLAPSED AND KILLED WORKER
