Chinese workers oversee construction of the Nairobi-Thika highway.
Foreign construction companies are expected to include 30 per cent local
ownership or sub-contract 30 per cent of the project works to Kenyan
firms to qualify for registration. FILE
Foreign construction companies are expected to include 30 per
cent local ownership or sub-contract 30 per cent of the project works to
Kenyan firms to qualify for registration.
The
companies have been given up to May 28 to register with the National
Construction Authority in order to get jobs in Kenya. The firms must
also transfer skills to local contractors in order to qualify for
registration.
An advertisement to this effect was signed yesterday by the executive director registrar of contractors, Mr Daniel Manduku.
The
recommendations came out of consultative meeting held in October at
Boma hotel, which involved construction firms and representatives of
foreign companies.
The companies are required to submit a schedule of projects they are executing with the details of costs and completion dates.
AFFIDAVIT
They
are also required to lodge an affidavit with the authority besides
providing proposals on the 30 per cent sub-contracting or joint venture
in addition to a viable proposals for technical skills transfer.
The
authority has also said that all firms should pay 0.5 per cent levy on
the value of projects they are undertaking. They should also be
registered by National Construction Authority to operate.
The
authority said there were some contractors, who were starting work
without paying the levy and warned that action would be taken against
them.
They also warned that there were conmen, who were
purporting to be officials of the authority going round on construction
sites, seeking bribes.
The contractors have been asked to be alert and report them for action to be taken.
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