UGANDA, Kampala | Real Muloodi News | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has served the developer of the partially collapsed Kisenyi building with an order to pull it down. The structure, owned by Mr Haruna Ssentongo, partially collapsed two weeks ago, killing at least six people and injuring five.
“[The notice] was issued on Friday, and I am yet to confirm whether the developer (Mr. Ssentongo) has received it,” Daniel Nuwabiine, KCCA spokesperson, said.
“It is a removal notice, so the remaining structure must be removed. But we will only start counting the three days after he has received the notice,” Nuwabiine added.
Mr Ssentongo had requested the physical planning directorate at KCCA last week to allow him to continue with the construction of the remaining structure.
According to Mr Nuwabiine, a structural integrity assessment carried out by KCCA officials found the remaining structure cannot withstand more weight.
Mr Ssentongo was unreachable for comment, and attempts to speak to his brother, Mr Hamis Kiggundu, were unsuccessful.
Mr Nuwabiine, however, warned that KCCA would use other alternative services such as newspapers and radio announcements to notify Mr Ssentongo.
With guidance from their directorate of legal affairs, KCCA may demolish the structure if Mr Ssentongo defies the alternative notices.
Findings by the National Building Review Board (NBRB) show that poor construction materials were used in the Kisenyi structure.
According to the National Building Review Board report, the concrete and steel reinforcement used was of poor quality, which caused weak structural members that failed to support the applied loading.
“The average compressive strength of the concrete used was less than 3 MPa, which is about 15% of the minimum concrete strength expected for such a building,” the report states in part.
“In addition, they used the yield strength of 16 mm diameter steel reinforcement in the columns, and some beams were lower by up to 36 per cent from the required strength of 500 MPa,” the report adds.
The NBRB report was critical of more of the work on the fourth level.
“The foundations were not tied together by any ground beams, were not backfilled, and they did not construct the ground floor slab.” “This exposed the supporting soil to excessive moisture, weakening the foundations,” the report added.
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