Uganda, Oct. 15 -- A Shs350m laboratory is being constructed on Obote Way in Jinja City to ensure quality of all building materials.
Mr Ronald Menya, the works superviser and consultant from Infrastructure Development and Management Company Limited, on Tuesday said the project is being funded by the World Bank under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme.
Mr Menya said the laboratory will address the use of substandard materials for the construction of roads and houses.
"The equipment will test all the buildings to see whether they are habitable, while an enforcement team of engineers will be constituted to inspect all buildings that are being erected in Jinja City before they are occupied,'' he said.
Mr Menya ...