The bill has now been taken to Parliament for debate before it can be passed into law or rejected altogether.

NSSF building in Kampala collapsed killing 5 people (NV)

This comes at a time where the country has seen a number of buildings collapsing causing loss of lives and financial losses with no particular people being punished for such unfortunate scenarios.

The Minister of State for Housing Michael Werikhe told the press in Kampala that culprits

Werikhe says the bill therefore was formulated to beef up the existing laws on housing so that substandard work can be checked.

The minister pointed out people like local leaders who fail to supervise the construction of some buildings to ensure their quality and safety yet it is their duty.

President Museveni recently proposed tough punishments for engineers who supervise buildings which collapse because it leads to loss of people’s lives.

Tiberindwa Zakaria

Ultimate Media

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Minister Michael Werikhe and William Walaga

The conference is slated for 14^th to 17^th June 2010 at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala under the theme “Dialogue on Housing Policies in Africa.

Shelter Afrique’s Annual General Meetings are hosted on a rotational basis by member countries, and so far 28 meetings have been held in different member countries.

The Minister of State for Housing Michael Werikhe told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre today (8th June, 2010) that the meeting provides a unique opportunity to Uganda to strengthen its housing sector, which lags behind in many aspects.

The Director of Housing in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, William Walaga indicated that many Ugandans are not aware of the loans that can be accessed from Shelter Afrique to put up housing structures because of lack of awareness about the organization.

Walaga says, unlike financial institutions in most cases with inadequate funds to funding the Ugandan housing sector, Shelter Afrique has a bulk of loanable funds to help develop the housing sector in the country.

He says Uganda will be given special considerations in accessing housing funds which will be a big boost to Uganda’s housing sector because it is ing this year’s meeting .

By Tiberindwa Zakaria

Ultimate Media

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