Mombasa Hosts Surveyors Conference as Stakeholders Push for Real Estate Reforms

                      ISK President Eric Nyadimo. Photo (Courtesy)

The Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) has raised concern over the increasing number of quacks in the industry, warning that they pose a serious threat to property and the lives of Kenyans.

Speaking during the inaugural Geospatial and Real Estate Conference in Mombasa, ISK President Eric Nyadimo called on the government to engage industry experts in amending various laws to help streamline and regulate the sector.

Nyadimo said inadequate funding remains a major obstacle in ISK’s efforts to curb unqualified practitioners and provide professional guidance to the Commission for University Education on the qualifications required for surveyors.

“The conference will also address the evolving professional landscape, with focus on risk management, ethics and capacity building,” said Nyadimo.

                         ISK Deputy President Nelly Mbugua, OGW

On her part, the institution’s Deputy President Nelly Mbugua said the conference seeks to discuss policy frameworks, regulations and emerging technologies in the real estate sector that require legal and policy reforms.

“We want to review laws on riparian lands so that solutions can be found during urban flooding, especially considering that some people have built houses too close to riparian areas,” she said.

The two-day conference will also discuss the legal status of riparian reserves, the role of surveyors and real estate professionals in enforcing building codes, and the implementation of the Sectional Properties Act.

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