The Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER) has called upon government to raise awareness and be more stringent in enforcing the quality of public buildings and observance of construction standards in general.
The inspection, which is done randomly on both already operating buildings and construction sites, found out that one of the most critical problems is lack of awareness of the laws among commercial real estate projects, mainly by local developers.
Fred Rwihunda, the Chairperson of Compliance and Inspection Committee at the Institution of Engineers Rwanda, told The New Times that ignoring the law exposes buildings to numerous risks.
"Many real estate investors do not understand that investing in engineering consultation services, which is stipulated by the law, also cuts cost and guarantees sustainability and quality of buildings," he said.
In addition to the quality of buildings in Kigali, Rwihunda suggested that the government set restrictive measures against unregistered engineers, to whom he attributes the poor quality of buildings.
