Abstract:
This research paper addresses the ethical issues facing the construction industry in Kenya. It forms a framework for ethical
standards in the construction industry by recommending concrete measures on the cases of collapsing buildings such as
Nyamakima building in Nairobi in 2006, sunbeam building and another building at Nyamakima unfinished and poorly
constructed roads in 2012 as well as corruption. These have been based on the identification of ethical issues from the
results of comprehensive and in depth research carried out through questionnaire survey, interviews and telephonic survey
of various stakeholders in sample projects, employees of each of them and also study of related engineering journals. Many
Institutes, Societies and Boards of Engineers globally provide guidelines for engineers. In Kenya, the Engineers
Registration Board (ERB) has likewise issued strict and professional stipulations for engineers, consultants, contractors and
other stakeholders in this field, but in practice these are rarely followed to the letter. The existing standards in this paper
have been compared with our socio cultural traditions and with ethical standards and practices of developed countries.
Finally, a mechanism has been recommended which can deal with most of the ethical issues confronting construction
industry in Kenya.
