Engineers in Nairobi have raised concerns over the rising number of impostors in the approval of buildings and other developments.

For this reason, they argue that it becomes hard to carry out conclusive investigations touching on collapsed buildings.

This emerged during a sitting between the Institution of Engineers of Kenya and Nairobi County Assembly Committee for Planning.

The engineers, while explaining the challenges they encounter when applying for approvals noted that in Nairobi for instance when seeking approval, the county does not ask for geotechnical reports like other counties.