@gathige. Even for the lowest end market,there is need for companies to give full discolsure to their customers.
As the country moves forward, i would love to see very cheap but organised buildings like in South Africa. There are various ways to pool professional fees together. TMC should work with any architect who can then give subsidised services as opposed to letting Kenyans risk their millions .
After several lawsuits from disatisfied cutomers is when they will realise the damage they are giving . To me this is falls in the borderline of mis asadvicing clients. There is no way Kenya can move forward if companies are let to mis advice consumers. Use of the right personnel for the right job ensures savings/production to the end user.
In your case with the draftsman, this is ok since you willingly decide to follow this route hence shoulder any losses.
For a company to mis inform customers, the customers are not given any choice.
All commonsense and logic shows that any person who ulitises services of consultants in their project saves money.
Prove me wrong on this. Even for a slum house, the slum lord who will get the best consultancy will eventually save money.
Any division of labour i.e arch/eng/qs should result in efficiency and productivity.
By taking shortcuts around this is by no means innovative. In the beginning, it will look like a saving but eventually, the loss will befall all as a country.
This is the same logic that all developer whose buildings collapse have. To them, they think they are innovative.
If the whole country does not encourage n support consultancy, who will come up with cost saving research? The foreman, fundi or mtu wa mkono? unfortunately not.
Lets use the right skillset for the right job for a better tomorrow.
This is how consumers are protected from buying poor services in Kenya.
http://www.news24.co.ke/...n-can-be-taken-20130802
Quote:airobi - Big firms have come underfire from the Anti Counterfeit Agency (ACA) for not being proactive, leading to a rise in counterfeit goods in supermarket shelves.
In a statement to Capital News, ACA Chief Executive Officer Stephen Mallowah said that companies do not report counterfeits infringing on their brands, causing increase in fake goods in the Kenyan market.
Mallowah added that until brand owners formally complain, there is nothing the agency can do, as many fear the bad press their brands will get and opt to remain silent.
Very true. Unless AAK and other bodies that regulate construction in Kenya take over, its not easy for any random person to complain.
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So one Man Sharpens Another.