| dc.description.abstract | In Kampala City, the failure of buildings has occurred frequently leading to increase
in the spate of building collapse that have claimed many lives of people. In the past
three years, Kampala has recorded quite a number of cases of building failures in
areas like Buziga, Najjera, Nansana, Makindye and Makerere where buildings have
collapsed killing many people on the spot. Although different strategies to eliminate
structural failure of buildings have been devised by Kampala Capital City Authority,
the challenge continues to affect different parts of the city, causes of which this study
is examining. The study used both quantitative and qualitative research designs.
Quantitative data collection was aided by use of questionnaires with closed ended
questions administered to 96 respondents and then qualitative data, by use of an
interview guide. The study findings indicate that the major cause of structural failure
of buildings was buildings without approved drawings which was ranked first, use of
unqualified and non-registered engineers during construction ranked second while
poor workmanship was the least ranked factor. The major impacts created by failure
of structural buildings were; failure to pay borrowed resources from financial
institutions ranked first, followed by loss of resources by the developer and
unemployment was ranked last. Similarly, findings on the existing strategies to
eliminate structural building failure revealed that planning was ranked 1st, followed
by effective communication among all the parties involved in the construction
process. In conclusion, the high spate of collapse of buildings in Kampala city was
found to be mainly man-made in nature. The developed framework of the study
promises to establish the building committee that is made up of Division Physical
Planners, UIPE representatives and EBR members. The framework also advocates
the establishment of line ministries responsible of training, monitoring and offer
advisory services to construction companies and KCCA. The study recommends the
need for enhancement of coordination among the MDAs charged with planning and
development of Kampala City, the need to involve task forces at division level that
integrate the LC1 chairpersons on the board, increased outreach and sensitization of
the population about failure to report suspected cases of buildings in progress that
seem to be deviating from the basic construction norms among others. | en_US |
