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Works, Housing and Water Resources Minister Ahmed Ibrahim says construction firms must adhere to approved specifications and engage professionals, warning that failure creates liabilities and puts lives at risk.
Conservationists and residents in Diani, Kwale County, say rapid construction of large apartment blocks is fragmenting wildlife corridors and testing the area's zoning rules.
Lands minister Judith Nabakooba wants an investigation into the alleged illegal conversion of nearly 1,500 acres of customary land into freehold, and a title obtained without the community's consent.
The Federation of Construction Industry says inadequate funding, delayed payments and rising operating costs have pushed many of its members to suspend work, and wants urgent government intervention.
The Uganda Revenue Authority has urged Kampala landlords to adopt its Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution, citing recurring compliance gaps and a 1% decline in rental income tax even as other tax heads grew by double digits.
Uganda's State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Persis Namuganza, says old and unfit buildings along main streets will be demolished beginning in Kampala, with owners given the chance to redevelop or partner with government under a public-private arrangement.
The City of Cape Town has begun drafting refined development guidelines for large-scale data centre applications, confirming that a contested hyperscale rezoning approval remains suspended while an appeal is decided.
Transparency International Kenya has filed 15 public interest court cases in a year over leadership and integrity failures, with land-related disputes the most reported corruption issue in its databases.
More than 800 farmers on the Accra-Kumasi Expressway corridor are to receive compensation after Ghana Armed Forces engineers cleared 183.6 kilometres of right-of-way, exceeding the original target by eight kilometres.